Here of late we hear or read the mention of the words "looters and looting." Thus, my memory takes me back many moons ago, when I was a little human in Long Beach during and after the big earthquake in about 1932-33.
I don't remember the rating of the quake, other than the fact that it shook heck out of everything and everybody. With the repeated occurrence of many aftershocks, folks camped outside in their driveways and yards for quite some time. The streets were impassable, as they were blocked with piles of bricks and debris, as the walls and structure of many buildings had fallen into the streets. A large dome type structure at Long Beach Poly High School caved in. A new brick wall around Long Beach Wilson High School lay flat on the ground.
And you know, I don't remember any reports of any looting or looters.