Long Beach tsunami

Cal Rep Explodes Into The 2011-12 Season With Part One of a Nuclear Double-Bill

California Repertory Company starts the season with a bang on September 23rd with The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a surreal examination of the father of atomic energy by Carson Kreitzer. The production will be directed by Cal Rep’s acclaimed Artistic Director Joanne Gordon, a recent recipient of the Women in Theatre Red Carpet [...]

County Joins Feds in Declaring March 20-26 “Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness Week”

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, in a joint motion with Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, announced Tuesday, March 22, 2011, the County will support various Federal and State agencies in declaring March 20-26 “Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness Week and directed the County’s Office of Emergency Management to report back to the Board on an outreach and [...]

County Supervisor Don Knabe Encourages Donations For Tsunami Victims

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe encouraged all County residents and employees to consider making a financial contribution to the American Red Cross, in a motion at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The donation, on a strictly voluntary basis, is to aid the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan and throughout the Pacific. “On behalf [...]

Tsunami Surges Reported in Some Areas; Warning Downgraded to Advisory in Long Beach

As of 8:52 this morning, the Tsunami Warning that has been in effect for Long Beach and Southern California coastal cities has been downgraded to a Tsunami Advisory. Expected Tsunami wave heights of two feet to three feet are expected from Santa Barbara to Long Beach, and, in fact are already being reported in Ventura [...]

Long Beach rolls with Ocotillo Temblor as Quakes swarm the Southland

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake rolled through Southern California tonight startling Long Beach residents. The temblor, centered 5 miles southeast of Ocotillo, was felt in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties. The quake, which happened June 14, at 9:26 p.m., was followed by more than 45 aftershocks in the first two hours with 19 aftershocks above magnitude [...]

Long Beach jostled by Pico Rivera earthquake in early morning hours

Long Beach woke up this morning with a quick shake when an earthquake shot through the city at 4:04 a.m The epicenter of the 4.4 magnitude temblor, being called the Pico Rivera Quake, was less than 2 kilometers south of the Whittier Narrows Quake that rocked the Southland in 1987. About 17,000 people reported feeling [...]

Long Beach, Carson, Compton pool resources to send donations to Samoa

Last Saturday, October 17 an estimated 90,000 pounds of items donated by residents from Carson, Compton and Long Beach departed from Long Beach Airport for Apia, Western Samoa via an Arrow Air Cargo DC-10. “On September 29, an 8.0 earthquake hit American Samoa and Samoa, subsequently resulting in to a 20-foot tsunami that resulted in [...]

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 gets a Tsunami advisory following American Samoa earthquake

(Editor’s note 9/30/2009 8:00 a.m. The Tsunami Advisory is NO LONGER in effect.) Yesterday afternoon the Long Beach Police and Fire departments issued alerts, says Councilmember Gerrie Schipske, concerning the impact of the earthquake which hit American Samoa September 29, 2009 and caused the National Weather Service put a Tsunami Advisory in effect. On Tuesday [...]