Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost. View of the upper portions of a row of buildings with damage from the Long Beach earthquake. The 2nd building from the left has a sign reading "Bon Ton Market," and the building on the right has a sign reading "Consolidated Title Insurance Company." Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach, 1933
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2186 ark:/21198/zz002dd4bj
Language
English
Subject
Earthquake damage--California Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933
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