In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

From old cars, photos, and an earthquake simulator, Santa Barbara residents and visitors got to step into the past and peek ...

The bells of Old Mission Santa Barbara rang out Sunday morning to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1925 earthquake that ...

Santa Barbara Earthquake Centennial Interfaith Prayer Service brought together a diverse group on the steps of the Santa ...

The Standing Together in Times of Crisis at The Old Santa Barbara Mission program brought together members of the EQ25 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Old Mission Santa Barbara is a world class destination. "Throughout the world we are known as the ...

A timeline of major earthquakes in the Santa Barbara County area from 1806 to present day, including the damaging quake of ...

Of course, all of these things did happen in Santa Barbara, at 6:42 a.m. on June 29, 1925, when a massive earthquake rattled the region, killing 11 people and decimating the city’s commercial core.

As a fairly recent Santa Barbara resident, I’ve always considered the 1925 earthquake by what it changed rather than by who it changed. But the ongoing exhibit, tucked into the Sahyun Library at the S ...

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 ...

A century ago, Santa Barbara also saw significant damage to single-family homes that weren't braced and bolted down and slid off their foundations — a structural flaw that still exists for many ...