1933 Long Beach Earthquake
The earthquake hit Long Beach on March 10, 1933 at 5:54 pm. It had a magnitude of 6.4, and was centered 3 miles south of what is now Huntington Beach. These photos from the Museum’s collection show the devastation caused by the quake.
American Avenue (now Long Beach Blvd.) 
Poly High School 
Seaside Hospital (now Memorial) 
Seaside Hospital 
Fire Station 
Imperial Theatre 
The Pike 
Bakery 
St. Anthony’s Church 
Alamitos School 
John Muir School 
Home Theatre 
Residence, East Anaheim 
Damaged Porch 
Earthquake damaged school 
Earthquake damaged shop 
Earthquake damage 
Earthquake damage 
Earthquake damage 
Damaged House 
1933 Earthquake damage
Some of the Museum’s photos show how people lived after they were forced out of their homes. These are from a family photo album. The captions in quotes are the notes written in the album.
