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Historic Earthquake
1933 United States of America Earthquake
11 March 1933 · Long Beach · United States of America
On 11 March 1933 at 01:54 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the United States of America (Long Beach), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 120 people.
- Date
- 11 March 1933
- Time
- 01:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 16 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 120
- Estimated Damage
- 41 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- United States of America
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth