Long Beach Earthquake Preparedness

November-Morning Earthquake Strikes Long Beach – 3.8 Magnitude

This morning, Friday, November 5 a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Long Beach residents just as many were arriving to work. The temblor at 9:06 a.m. lasted just a few seconds and was felt as a short burst throughout much of the Greater Los Angeles area. The USGS Internet Intensit map showed 1700 “I felt it” [...]

Residents Invited to ‘Earthquake Preparedness’ Meeting Tonight

Long Beach residents are invited to learn how to prepare and response to disaster situations, during an “Earthquake Preparedness” Meeting Tonight, September 21, 2010 at the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library Community Room. Sybil Kern of the Long Beach Fire Department will give an overview of earthquake preparedness procedures, including business preparation and how to help [...]

Great California Shakeout gets Long Beach to Drop, Cover and Hold On!

Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, other City Officials and the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) encourage all city employees, residents, businesses, and schools to participate in the “Great Southern California Shakeout.” This event, similar to last years event, will be one of the largest earthquake drills ever planned and simulated in Southern California, and aims [...]

Long Beach Heritage Saturday with 4th Annual Spring into May

On May 1, 1914, 7,000 school children in 350 decorated automobiles paraded through the city of Long Beach in what was heralded as Long Beach’s first annual May Day celebration. Dances around a Maypole, singing and giving May Day baskets filled with flowers and good will became a city tradition which gradually faded through the [...]