1934

6 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 25 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1934

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 2	105	AL, AR, LA, MS, TN
Unnamed	Category 1	26	TX
Unnamed	Category 1	10	LA, TX
Unnamed	Tropical storm	10	NC
Unnamed	Category 2	23	CT, NC, NJ, NY
Unnamed	Tropical storm	4	AL, FL

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1934

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
May 3, 1934	6.8	near Glacier View, Alaska Matanuska-Susitna AK	15.5
Jun 17, 1934	6.7	near Nikiski, Alaska Kenai Peninsula AK	37.3
Mar 12, 1934	6.6	Hansel Valley, Utah Box Elder UT	5.3
Jul 28, 1934	6.6	near Chignik, Alaska Kodiak Island AK	12.4
Dec 31, 1934	6.4	near Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX Yuma AZ	3.7
Jan 30, 1934	6.3	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Mineral NV	—
Dec 30, 1934	6.3	near Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX Yuma AZ	3.7
Mar 12, 1934	5.9	near Howell, Utah Box Elder UT	9.3
Jun 7, 1934	5.8	Parkfield, California Monterey CA	3.7
Jan 30, 1934	5.6	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock) Mineral NV	—
Feb 9, 1934	5.5	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Apr 6, 1934	5.5	near Avon, Utah Cache UT	—
May 6, 1934	5.5	near Howell, Utah Box Elder UT	—
Jan 30, 1934	5.4	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Feb 1, 1934	5.4	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Feb 1, 1934	5.2	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Apr 14, 1934	5.2	near Thatcher, Utah Box Elder UT	—
Mar 12, 1934	5.1	near Thatcher, Utah Box Elder UT	—
Mar 15, 1934	5.1	near Thatcher, Utah Box Elder UT	—
Jun 7, 1934	5.1	near San Miguel, CA Monterey CA	3.7
Jan 30, 1934	5.0	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Jan 30, 1934	5.0	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Feb 1, 1934	5.0	Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Mineral NV	—
Apr 15, 1934	5.0	near Pioche, Nevada Lincoln NV	—
Nov 17, 1934	5.0	near Rio Dell, California Humboldt CA	—

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03

Drought

On average 37% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1934. The worst month was July 1934, with 52%.

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.