The , or Kobe earthquake Catastrophe , occurred Presence on January 17 , 1995 at 05:46:53 JST ( January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC ) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan , including the region known as Hanshin .

The World Bank 's estimate for this disaster Catastrophe means it ranks as the world 's fourth costliest disaster Catastrophe as of 2011 surpassed only by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe in Japan , Great Hanshin earthquake Catastrophe in 1995 , Forest fires Catastrophe in 1997 , Indian Ocean tsunami Catastrophe in 2004 and Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina in 2005 .

The 1995 marathon Competition was cancelled Removing due Causation to the Great Hanshin earthquake Catastrophe .