Re: Long Beach 1933 Quake stats
Posted by Canie on April 24, 2001 at 11:45:45:

March 10, 1933
5:54 PM, PST
Magnitude 6.4Mw
LOCATION: 33° 37' N, 117° 58' W
5 km (3 miles) south of present-day Huntington Beach
Focal mechanism: Right lateral Strike Slip (Newport Inglewood Fault)
Depth: 13km (about 8 miles)
No evidence of surface faulting
Rupture distance 13-16km (8-10 miles)
Average slip: 85-120 cm (3-4 ft)
Elevation change: 12-18cm (about 7 inches)
120 Deaths - greatest death toll of any historical southern California earthquake
10 magnitude 5 aftershocks
Affected 75,000 square miles total - damage in Orange and LA Counties

I'd love pictures from this quake and his story! Can you scan them? Or bring them by and we can scan them. I'm in Long Beach.


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     ● Re: Long Beach 1933 Quake stats - Cathryn  14:46:00 - 4/24/2001  (7002)  (0)