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**RPPC~ March 10 1933 EARTHQUAKE~ Security Bldg~ Real Photo Postcard
**RPPC~ March 10 1933 EARTHQUAKE~ Security Bldg~ Real Photo Postcard

**RPPC~ March 10 1933 EARTHQUAKE~ Security Bldg~ Real Photo Postcard

$ 17.42

Availability: 56 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
  • Region: US - California
  • Condition: New
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Theme: Events

    Description

    Striking photo postcard of the March 10, 1933 Long Beach, CA earthquake. Real photo postcard is in excellent condition!  Unposted.
    Shipped in a hard protective sleeve. Shipping will include insurance.
    The
    1933 Long Beach earthquake
    took place on March 10 at
    5:54 P.M. PST
    south of downtown L
    os Angeles
    . The epicenter was offshore, southeast of  Long Beach, California
    , on the N
    ewport-Inglewood Fault
    . The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4
    and a maximum M
    ercalli Intensity
    of VIII (
    Severe
    ). Damage to buildings was widespread throughout
    S
    outhern California
    . An estimated forty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 115 to 120 fatalities. The majority of the fatalities resulted from people running out of buildings exposing themselves to the falling debris.
    ~from Wikipedia