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. The roof is caved in and the ground is covered in brick rubble. Signs read "Willys," and "Genuine Nash Parts."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.