Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brother Michael Lamm O.F.M., a Franciscan friar, stands on the steps of the earthquake-damaged Mission Santa Barbara. This photo ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA, May 20, 2025 – At 6:44 am on June 29, 1925, a powerful earthquake devastated Santa Barbara, taking the ...

The Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara was severely damaged by the 1925 earthquake. (Edson Smith Photo Collection / Santa Barbara Public Library ) The 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake is known for the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – This year, Santa Barbara is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the earthquake that changed the course ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — There are conflicting death tolls from the 1925 earthquake. Most sources online state there were "13 deaths." However, Santa Barbara historian and local “Ambassador” Neal ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Old Mission Santa Barbara is a world class destination. "Throughout the world we are known as the Queen of the missions because of the setting... the rather grand architecture.

One hundred years ago today, downtown Santa Barbara was devastated by an earthquake centered just offshore. The main commercial district, State Street, was in ruins. Some buildings completely ...

At 6:44 a.m. on June 29, 1925, a powerful earthquake devastated Santa Barbara, killing 11 people and destroying or damaging much of downtown. It was a pivotal moment in Santa Barbara’s history because ...

One hundred years ago, on the morning of June 29, 1925, an earthquake measuring between 6.5 and 6.8 on the Richter scale destroyed a great deal of downtown Santa Barbara and killed about a dozen ...