1995 Kobe, Japan, Port Island (83 m)

Ground motion information:

NGA Record Sequence Number 3763

Magnitude = 6.9
Closest Distance = 3.3 km
Hypocentral Distance = 26.28 km
Vs30 = 198 m/s
Mechanism = Strike slip

T_p = 2.53 s
PGV = 71.6 cm/s

Orientation of strongest pulse, relative to north = 345 degrees
Orientation of strongest pulse, relative to fault parallel = 65 degrees
Pulse in fault normal direction = 0
Pulse due to directivity = 1

Comments:

Soft soil site, but probably still a directivity case.

Directivity parameters:

X = 0.31
s = 18.66 km
θ = 14.6

Y = 0.86
d = 17.77 km
φ = 19.4

IDP = 2.04
Rowshandel parameter = -0.24