Great Hanshin earthquake of northeastern Japan. The Great Hanshin earthquake belonged to a third type, called an "inland shallow earthquake". Earthquakes of this type occur along active faults. Even at lower magnitudes, they can be very destructive because they often occur near populated areas and because their hypocenters are located less than 20 km below the surface. The Great Hanshin earthquake began north of the island of Awaji, which lies just south of Kobe. It spread toward the southwest along the Nojima Fault on Awaji and toward the northeast along the Suma and Suwayama faults, which run through the center of Kobe. Observations
Kanto Plainsman all Air Force newspapers was intended as key source of command information. A Japanese-language version of the paper was published for Japanese nationals working at the above-mentioned American Air Force facilities. The final issue of Kanto Plainsman, Vol. X No. 16, was published on 24 April 1970. On that date it was merged with the Yokota Air Base newspaper The Afterburner, which was renamed the Fuji Flyer. The demise of "Kanto Plainsman" occurred soon after flying operations ceased at Tachikawa and the Air Force began its Kanto Plain Consolidation Program. MSgt George E. O'Brien was the "Kanto Plainsman"'s editor for