自1995年1月的阪神大震灾以来,有一些对于地震预报问题的严厉指责。在此,笔者想围绕着造成阪神大震灾的兵库县南部地震来思考一下地震预报问题。1 兵库县南部地震能否预报地震的前兆现象分为长期、中期和短期三种。就兵库县南部地震而言,超长期前兆现象 Since the Hanshin earthquake in January 1995, there have been some severe criticisms of the earthquake prediction issue. Here, I would like to think about the earthquake prediction issue around the earthquake in Hyogo Prefecture in southern Hyogo that caused the Great Hanshin Earthquake. 1 Earthquake in southern Hyogo earthquake can predict the precursor phenomenon can be divided into long-term, medium and short-term three. In the case of the southern earthquake in Hyogo, the long-term precursor phenomenon