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Historic Earthquake
1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake
29 June 1925 · Santa Barbara · United States of America
On 29 June 1925 at 14:42 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the United States of America (Santa Barbara), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 100 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 13 people.
- Date
- 29 June 1925
- Time
- 14:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13
- Estimated Damage
- 8 million US dollars
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2019Ridgecrest · M 7.1
- 19941994 Northridge Earthquake · M 6.757 deaths
- 19711971 San Fernando Earthquake · M 6.565 deaths
- 19521952 Kern County Earthquake · M 7.712 deaths
- 1933Long Beach · M 6.3120 deaths
- 1927S, Off Coast · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth