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Kobe earthquake, an Uncommon card
The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region of Hanshin.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Kobe earthquake quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kobe earthquake card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ lasted for approximately 20 seconds.
Answer
tremors. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. From the Kobe earthquake article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, occurred on January 17, ____, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region of Hanshin.
Answer
1990s. The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region of Hanshin. From the Kobe earthquake article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Domestic turkey. Domestic turkey 73 · Kobe earthquake 70 · Ural 67 · Environmental issues 63 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale.
- The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds.
- The hypocenter of the earthquake was located 17 km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km away from the center of the city of Kobe.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kobe earthquake article was read about 60,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Kobe earthquake
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Kobe earthquake (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Akiyoshi Matsuoka ( 松岡明芳 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
