- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 11, 1933 CE
- Location:
- California, Long Beach
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 ML
- Depth:
- 16 km
- Deaths:
- 120
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
- Damage:
- ~$41M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: ML 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 5.02
- USGS_COMCAT: Mh 5.29
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 5
Other earthquake records of 1933 CE
- China, Sichuan Province · Mw 7.4 · 9,300 deaths
- Japan, Sanriku · Mw 8.4 · 3,022 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Dodecanese Islands · Mw 6.4 · 181 deaths
- Italy, Central · 10 deaths
- Iran, Bahabad, Aliabad, Rahimabad, Khairabad · M 6.3 · 4 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1933 CE Earthquake — California, Long Beach happen?
- March 11, 1933 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 120. Historical death tolls vary by source.