Electronic Supplement to
Potentially Induced Earthquakes during the Early Twentieth Century in the Los Angeles Basin

by Susan E. Hough and Morgan Page

Table S2. Effects of 22 June 1920 Inglewood Earthquake

Location Latitude (°) Longitude (°) Effects Source
Alhambra 34.082 118.135 Felt (3) LAH
Fullerton 33.880 117.929 Barely felt (2) LAT
Hemet 33.748 −116.972 Not felt (1) LAT
Hyde Park (two miles northeast of Inglewood) 33.989 118.331 30% of chimneys thrown down, brick facades fell from five school buildings, a few windows broken; assigned Rossi–Forel (RF) 7 (6.5) T
Hollywood 34.100 118.333 Plaster fell between buildings near Grauman’s (Million Dollar) theater (5) LAT
Inglewood, general Many chimneys of single-story wood-frame houses broken at roofline; a few windows broken (7) T
Inglewood, downtown 33.964 118.353 Destructive effects most notable along Commercial Street (now La Brea Avenue): considerable damage to brick storefronts and cornices of weaker buildings; several brick buildings undamaged except for broken windows; assessed RF VIII (7) T
Inglewood, western 33.964 118.371 Two-story brick building severely damaged: main walls badly shattered, parapets thrown down, and large chimney thrown down; most severe effects in this area; assessed RF VIII location estimated from size of city shown on early maps (7+) T
Imperial Valley 32.748 −114.963 Not felt (1) LAT
La Habra 33.932 117.946 Felt, lasted 15 s, no damage (3–4) LAT
Long Beach 33.768 118.196 Slight damage, assigned RF 5 (4) LAH
Los Angeles 34.057 118.238 Some plaster fell, a few large windows broken (5–6) LAH
Mount Wilson 34.220 118.060 Felt (3) W
Pasadena 34.150 118.130 Not noticed by all, slight swaying motion (3) W/LAH
Redondo 33.856 118.377 Slight damage, assigned RF 5; felt, no harm (4) LAH/LAT
Riverside 33.948 117.396 Most distant point to east where shock was reported (2) SJM
San Bernardino 34.100 117.300 Not felt (1) T
Santa Barbara 34.436 119.714 Not felt (1) W
Santa Monica 34.030 118.460 Assigned RF 5 (4) W
Sawtelle 34.031 118.463 Distinct shocks felt but no damage done (4–5) LAH
Sierra Madre 34.165 118.051 Felt, lasted 30 s, no effects described (3–4) LAT
Venice 33.980 118.460 Assigned RF 7; media account describes small objects thrown down in stores (5.5) W; SDU; RDP
Ventura 34.275 119.228 Most distant point to northwest where shock was reported (2) T

LAH, Los Angeles Herald, 22 June 1920; LAT, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 1920; RDP, Riverside Daily Press, 23 January 1920; SDU, San Diego Union, 22 June, 1920; SJM, San Jose Mercury News, 22 June 1920; T, Taber (1920); and W, U.S. Weather Bureau Report. Estimated modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) (this study) is given in parenthesis.

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