June 28, 1991 Earthquake: Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States on June 28, 1991 at 14:43:54 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- June 28, 1991
- Time
- 14:43:54 UTC
- Place
- Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.262° N, 118.002° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 104
- Damage
- $33.5 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed at Arcadia and one person died from a heart attack at Glendale. At least 100 people were injured although most involved only minor cuts and bruises. Damage in the Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino and Sierra Madre areas estimated at 33.5 million dollars. Maximum intensity VII at Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena and Sierra Madre. Some rockslides occurred on mountain roads. Felt strongly throughout much of southern California from Santa Barbara to San Diego and east as far as the Palm Springs-Indio area.
June 28, 1991. Two killed, 104 injured, $33.5 million damage. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 11, 1933, Long Beach, California, United States
- February 9, 1971, San Fernando, California, United States
- January 17, 1994, Northridge, California, United States
- December 8, 1812, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
- July 21, 1952, Kern County, California, United States
- October 1, 1987, Whittier, California, United States
- December 25, 1899, California, United States
- June 28, 1992, Landers, Yucca Valley, California, United States
- August 22, 1952, Kern County, California, United States
- October 4, 1987, Whittier, Pasadena, California, United States
- August 31, 1930, Southern, California, United States
- April 21, 1918, San Jacinto, Hemet, California, United States
- July 4, 2019, Ridgecrest, Nevada, California, United States
- December 21, 1812, Purisima, California, United States
- July 11, 1855, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5295.