1930

1 tropical cyclone near the U.S., 10 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1930

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 4	10	FL, NC

02

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1930

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Apr 26, 1930	6.7	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Dec 5, 1930	6.5	near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK	49.7
Jan 15, 1930	5.2	near Big Bear Lake, California San Bernardino CA	—
Aug 30, 1930	5.2	near Las Flores, California Los Angeles CA	9.3
Jan 15, 1930	5.1	near Big Bear Lake, California San Bernardino CA	—
Feb 25, 1930	5.0	near Brawley, California Imperial CA	—
Aug 5, 1930	5.0	near Toro Canyon, California Santa Barbara CA	—
Sep 22, 1930	5.0	near Samoa, California Humboldt CA	—
Dec 11, 1930	5.0	near Shelter Cove, California Humboldt CA	—
Dec 11, 1930	5.0	near McKinleyville, California Humboldt CA	—

03

Drought

On average 17% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1930. The worst month was December 1930, with 36%.

Watch it spread, month by month · Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.