| Los Angeles County |
Long Beach |
| 1933 Long Beach Earthquake |
1933 Long Beach Earthquake
This magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck at 5:55 P. M. on Friday, 10 March 1933. The epicenter was 3 miles south of Huntington Beach, and resulted in at least 120 deaths, many injuries, and damage of about 60 Million Depression-era Dollars. Long Beach was the hardest hit. The death toll there was 74; property damage $35 Million.
Compton and Huntington Park also suffered heavy loss of life and damage.
Most of the damage was done to buildings of unreinforced masonry, including many school buildings. The loss of life would have been much higher if the quake had struck during school hours. This led to the passage of the Field Act, which gave the State Division of Architecture authority and responsibility for approving design and supervising construction of public schools. Building codes for all buildings in Los Angeles County were also toughened.
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Garage at Manchester and Alameda Sts., Los Angeles |
Huntington Park High School |
Firestone Tire Store, Location Unknown |
Somerset Blvd, Bellflower |
| Long Beach |
Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach |
Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach |
Apartment and Store, Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach |
Christian Church, Long Beach |
East Side Methodist Church, Long Beach |
Furniture Store, Walls Completely Collapsed, Long Beach |
Holsum Bread Co., Long Beach |
Holsum Bakery, Long Beach |
Unidentified Scene, Long Beach |
Long Beach Under Martial Law |
On Ocean Ave., Long Beach |
Ocean Ave., Long Beach |
Refugees in Lincoln Park, Long Beach |
Army Field Kitchen Pressed into Service, Long Beach |
Residence, Ocean Ave., Long Beach |
Seaside Hospital, Long Beach |
Street Scene after Long Beach Quake |
California Theatre, Long Beach |
E. Anaheim, near Redondo Ave., Long Beach |
Uncaptioned Street Scene, Long Beach |
Franklin Jr. Hi |
Hamilton Jr. H. S. |
Polytechnic High School, Long Beach |
Lowell School, Long Beach |
California Theatre |
On 3rd St. near Pine Ave. |
Wonder Bread Bakery |
California Theatre |
On 3rd St. near Pine Ave.
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Unidentified Scene, Long Beach |
| Compton |
"The Sentinel", Compton Quake |
City Hall, Compton |
Drug Store Window, Compton |
A Building in Compton |
Junior College, Compton |
