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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 a wooden building leaning far to one side and workmen on power poles repairing power lines next to a railroad track after the Long Beach earthquake. A wood post fence runs parallel to the track, a railroad car is on the left and a truck and automobile are on the right.
Photograph of a commercial building on a street corner housing "Willys" automotive business heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The roof is caved in and the ground is covered in brick rubble. Signs read "Willys," and "Genuine Nash Parts."
View of a building facade with broken windows and building rubble beneath the central doorway, with 2 men looking up toward a mattress jutting out from a 2nd floor window.
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.
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.
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 a brick building as a section of its 2nd floor exterior wall falls surrounded by dust. Houses are visible on the left. The sidewalk is covered in brick rubble.
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.
Photograph of a school (?) building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. Second story exterior brick walls have fallen. In the street in front a workman digs next to a sign reading "Danger, Excavation." A woman and child walk on the sidewalk. A street sign painted on the curb reads "E. 12th St."
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of a commercial building with a tower, heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. A "Universal" truck from "Pacific Crane Service ..." with a tall crane extended to the top with a cable extended into the cracked dome of the tower is parked in front; rubble is being removed from the tower down 2 chutes, one from the tower to the roof, and another from the roof to the street. Signs on the building read: "Hart's Hosiery Shop," "Rarey's Beauty Service, Permanents, All Methods, Special, Hair Dyeing $2.00, Scientific Scalp Treatments $1.00, 6 for $5.00, 2-75 cents, 3-$1.00, Finger Wave, Manicure, Hair Cut, Marcel, Shampoo, Eye Arch, Finger Wave, Shampoo, Henna Pack 75 cents," "Hirshfield's," "Dr. H. W. Jameson."
Exterior view of an institutional or commercial building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The building has a monumental 2-story entrance flanked by fluted columns and an entablature across the top. There is fallen building debris on the sidewalk in front.
View of a steam shovel clearing building debris after the Long Beach earthquake with 4 policemen in the foreground and others in the background. A building missing its facade is in the background.
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 people on a lawn in front of 2 buildings (houses or mansions?) after the Long Beach earthquake. The house on the right has lost part of an upper wall.
Photograph of a brick school (?) building after the Long Beach earthquake. The parapet has fallen to the ground. There are 2 palm trees on the front lawn.
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 across an athletic track towards brick school buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. On the left building, the parapet and left-most wall section have fallen and areas of the upper exterior walls have fallen from the building on the right.
View of an institutional brick building with a large crack running down from a 2nd story window and missing attic-level wall portion after the Long Beach earthquake.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of a commercial building on a street corner housing "Willys" automotive business heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. Two automobiles are visible in the showroom and an automobile parked in front is covered in a pile of brick rubble. A window sign reads "Willys."
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.
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 earthquake-damaged commercial buildings and a pile of building debris after the Long Beach earthquake. The sign on the building reads "The Paris Store," and "Quitting Business."
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 tables with boxes of basic necessities including butter, graham crackers, toilet paper, and canned goods outside of a brick building that has lost the top rows of bricks after the Long Beach earthquake. One man, in charge, talks with 2 other people and a couple examines some goods on a table. A sign on the building reads "Richfield Products."
View towards the Aranbe Hotel, heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The exterior walls are missing and the street is full of rubble. A power shovel is scooping up the debris for 2 waiting dump trucks. Signs on the power shovel and dump trucks read "Owl Truck & Materials Co." In the foreground, a lone man sweeps the street with a push broom.
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 a brick building heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake; vast portions of the 2nd floor exterior walls have fallen to the ground below with many of the windows remaining in place.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of a brick commercial building that lost most of its facade during the Long Beach earthquake. The sidewalk in front of the building is covered with brick rubble, one automobile is parked in front and 4 men are walking in the street in front of the building. Two cars are parked beyond a doorway on the right side of the building and a man stands next to one of the cars. A hand-rendered sign in front of the building read: "Open Now For Business - Side Entrance. Notice - Same Old Prices. No Advances. Entrance on Side."s
Men gathered near trucks and brick rubble piles between trucks and next to building that lost its facade during the Long Beach earthquake. The sing on one truck reads "Owl Truck and Materials Co."
Photograph of a brick school (?) building with a collapsed parapet and fallen exterior walls after the Long Beach earthquake. A street address painted on curb on the right of a driveway reads "1777."
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.
Interior view of a brick building heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. There are concrete and brick pillars in an open space with a collection of wooden mission style chairs amid the rubble.