japan earthquake kobe

japan earthquake kobejapan earthquake kobejapan earthquake kobejapan earthquake kobejapan earthquake kobeWhy did the earthquake happen here?Three crustal plates meet near to the coast of Japan. Close to Kobe, the denser oceanic Philippines Plate is being subducted beneath the lighter continental Eurasian Plate at a rate of about 10 centimetres per year. The Japanese island arc has been formed