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Latest quakes in or near San Diego, California, USA - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake 10 Km N of Westmorland, CA
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Mag. 1.2 earthquake United States, Riverside County, California -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.0 Near Riverside, California, USA - Feb 26, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 11:19 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near San Diego, California, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near San Diego, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, San Diego has had 9 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.3.
Since 2024, San Diego has had 1,035 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 39 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 990 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.2 Earthquake United States, 23 mi SW of Indian Wells, Riverside County, California -
Strongest: Mag. 4.0 Earthquake Near Riverside, California, USA -
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Latest quakes in or near San Diego, California, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 29, 03:07 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 10:07 GMT
1.2

14 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the N 13 km ESE of Anza, CA Info
Mar 29, 01:10 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 08:10 GMT
0.7

10.9 km
28 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA Info
Mar 28, 10:01 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 05:01 GMT
1.1

17 km
32 km (20 mi) to the N 4 km S of Idyllwild, CA Info
Mar 28, 09:49 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 04:49 GMT
1.0

3.9 km
5 km W of Borrego Springs, CA Info
Mar 28, 09:09 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 04:09 GMT
1.6

2.9 km
17 km (10.6 mi) to the E 24 km W of Westmorland, CA 1 reportInfo
Mar 28, 05:17 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 29, 00:17 GMT
0.9

7 km
13 km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 28, 02:16 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 21:16 GMT
2.2

10.6 km
45 km (28 mi) to the E 4 km NE of Westmorland, CA Info
Mar 28, 12:39 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 19:39 GMT
2.3

2.7 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the E United States, 23 mi west of Brawley, Imperial County, California Info
Mar 28, 10:42 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 17:42 GMT
1.2

18 km
United States, 9.1 mi northeast of El Cajon, San Diego County, California Info
Mar 28, 08:43 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 15:43 GMT
0.7

11 km
28 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA Info
Mar 28, 08:32 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 15:32 GMT
1.4

10.3 km
37 km (23 mi) to the E 17 km W of Heber, CA Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3 x 1011 joules (82.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 71 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 6,700 quakes on average per year in or near San Diego, California, USA:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.33 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.88 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 8.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 67 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 297 quakes per year (or 24.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,500 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per day)
San Diego has a very high level of seismic activity. San Diego has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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