4.7 California quake: An earthquake near Anza, Calif., registering 4.7 on the Richter scale did not cause significant damage, according to reports on Monday. Other quakes in California’s history, however, have killed hundreds or thousands, and are the most damaging in U.S. history.
4.7 California Quake: Retrospective on Most Damaging U.S. Quakes
While the earthquake that hit California about 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles on Monday did not cause significant damage, California has been the site of some of the worst earthquakes in U.S. history.
3/12/2013
Updated: 10/1/2015