ABSTRACT
We derived the co-seismic ground displacement from the inclination of utility poles and the slippage of house inlet in the urban area of Kobe during the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake. Linear distributions of large displacement appeared along the concealed active faults beneath Kobe. Also the concentrated zones of breakage appeared along the concealed active faults. Judging from these features and analysis of strong ground motion seismograms during the earthquake, we believe that the remarkable ground displacement indicative of the linear distributions was caused by faulting on the concealed active faults.
