[Publius]

This sounds very much like the Long Beach quake back in the 1950’s here in So Cal.

March 10, 1933, not 1950's.

[BunnySlippers]

Good for you. Great with dates!

I have been looking at the photos. It looks bad but it does look like a problem with brick buildings. Brick buildings, as I’m sure you know, have to be reinforced here in LA.