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. Exterior view of a tile-roofed brick building with showing minor damage to stonework above the main doorway after the Long Beach earthquake. Two cypress trees and windows framed by arcades flank the entrance. Text from negative sleeve: Earthquakes, Long Beach
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2200 ark:/21198/zz002dd4ts
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No linguistic content
Subject
Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933 Earthquake damage--California Earthquakes--California
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