A building destroyed in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
(Courtesy of Long Beach Public Library )
Aftermath of the earthquake in Long Beach in 1933. The quake, which had an estimated magnitude of 6.3, killed over 100 people and caused millions of dollars in damage.
(Los Angeles Times)
The ruins of John Muir School in Long Beach after a massive earthquake struck in 1933.
(Associated Press)
Cracks in a roadway, described as ground failures, in Long Beach after a massive earthquake struck on March 10, 1933. New research by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests several earthquakes that hit the Los Angeles Basin in the 1920s and 1930s may have been triggered by oil drilling.
(M. Cortelyou / U.S. Geological Survey)
The ruins of St. Anthony’s Church in Long Beach after a massive earthquake struck on March 10, 1933.
(T.J. Maher / U.S. Geological Survey)
A home that fell victim to earth slippage in San Clemente after a massive earthquake struck on March 10, 1933.
(Lt. Charles A. Pierce / U.S. Geological Survey)
The ruins of Compton Junior High School in Compton after a massive earthquake struck on March 10, 1933.
