Tag archives: Santa Barbara Earthquake
As aftershocks of the June 29, 1925, 6.3 earthquake continued to rock the town and the waters from the broken Sheffield Reservoir still muddied the waterfront, representatives from the Community Arts Association met to discuss Recreational Activities that would, according to CAA member Mrs. Charles W. (Lucy Russell) Dabney, “have a beneficial psychological effect upon […]
My story starts when I was born at Santa Barbara’s St. Francis Hospital in 1922. I spent my childhood on the Campbell Ranch which is now part of UCSB’s Education campus and was the site for Devereaux School. In fact, I sprained my ankle jumping down from a loft of the Red Barn on the […]
On Sunday, June 29, 2025, Santa Barbara’s historic Lobero Theatre will host an event that promises not only to commemorate the past but to challenge the present and inspire the future. Titled “The Earthquake That Built a City: Santa Barbara 1925 Earthquake, Then and Now,” this 90-minute symposium – organized by the American Institute of […]
Santa Barbara’s world changed in one mighty crack when a ferocious earthquake shook the town on the morning of September 29, 1925. As false fronts of the business district tumbled to the street and roofs gave way and chimneys toppled in the immediate vicinity, 30 million gallons of water from a collapsed Sheffield Reservoir rushed […]
A roaring ‘20s speakeasy soirée at the historic El Paseo restaurant – commemorating the centennial of the 6.3 earthquake that destroyed or heavily damaged our Eden by the Beach – was a sell-out in support of nonprofit programming dedicated to preserving and educating the community about the city’s history, resilience and cultural heritage. The earthquake, […]
This weekend also marks the launch of the months-long marking of the day when the Earth wasn’t so friendly for locals – a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, an historic disaster that intrinsically changed the city. EQ25.org gets going with the Roaring ‘20s Speakeasy Soireé on April 25 at […]
Montecito received a warning last week from two of California’s biggest earthquakes in the last 20 years, a 6.4 magnitude quake last Thursday on the 4th of July, followed by a 7.1 magnitude shake and quake 34 hours later at 8 pm Friday evening. Both quakes originated in the Mojave high-desert region near Ridgecrest, a […]
