These are photographs taken after the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925


The Santa Barbara earthquake occurred at 6:45 on Monday June 29, 1925. The earthquake lasted about 19 second and caused about 15 million dollars worth of damage, in then dollars, and took thirteen lives. The magnitude was 6.3.  A greater lost of live would have resulted had the earthquake happened later in the day.

These pictures were taken by my Mother (Charlotte Ashworth Hunter) shortly after the earthquake.
 

 

 

Santa Barbara Mission