Generations of Californians have been
"putting down roots" along one of the world's
most famous faults -- the San Andreas. However, few Californians have experienced a major San Andreas earthquake. In Northern
California, years ago in 1906. Over 3,000 people were killed and 225,000 people were left homeless. In Southern California, the last major earthquake on the San Andreas fault was more than 150 years ago (1857), rupturing the fault from Central California to San Bernardino. Few people lived in the area, so there was very little damage.