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M6.4 earthquake near Huntington Beach, California

34187 d ago · 11 Mar 1933, 01:54 UTC The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake on 11 Mar 1933, 01:54 UTC at a depth of 6 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Huntington Beach, about 3 km away in California, United States.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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