1933 Long Beach earthquake
Severe earthquake in Los Angeles County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at 5:54 P.M. PST south of downtown Los Angeles. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach, California, on the Newport–Inglewood Fault.[10] The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4 Mw, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Damage to buildings was widespread throughout Southern California. It resulted in 115 to 120 fatalities and an estimated $40 million worth of property damage, equivalent to $941 million in 2023. The majority of the fatalities resulted from people running out of buildings exposing themselves to the falling debris.
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UTC time | 1933-03-11 01:54:00 |
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ISC event | 905457 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | March 10, 1933 (1933-03-10) |
Local time | 5:54 P.M. PST[1] |
Magnitude | 6.4 Mw [2] |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) [2] |
Epicenter | 33.631°N 118.000°W / 33.631; -118.000 [3] |
Fault | Newport-Inglewood Fault[4] |
Type | Strike-slip[5] |
Areas affected | South Coast (California) United States |
Total damage | $40 million [1] |
Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) [1] |
Peak acceleration | 0.22 g [6] |
Peak velocity | 20 cm/s (est) [7] |
Tsunami | No |
Aftershocks | M5.4 on Oct 2 1933 [8] |
Casualties | 115–120 killed [1][9] |
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