2003122400:3523/12/2003 DISUSA CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKEJEFF TRANPASADENA GREAT BRITAIN An image dated 23 December 2003 of a seismographic drum showing amplified signals of the San Simeon earthquake at the USGS Center in Caltech , California. A powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the central California coast Monday, rattling the state from Los Angeles to San Francisco and killing two women. The victims, ages 19 and 55, were standing on a sidewalk when they were buried by a collapsing historical building in the small city of Paso Robles, police said. EPA/JEFF TRAN \ape\Upload\photos.txt\INT24003634 {{ }}