Largest recorded events within 300 km of San Diego (USGS catalog, since 1900).
The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake
1992 • 178 km away • 0 km deep
The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake
2010 • 181 km away • 10 km deep
The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake
1999 • 226 km away • 14 km deep
The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake
1940 • 167 km away • 6 km deep
34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
1956 • 132 km away • 6 km deep
Northridge, California, earthquake
1994 • 210 km away • 18 km deep
The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake
1918 • 118 km away • 10 km deep
The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake
1987 • 127 km away • 11 km deep
1971 San Fernando Earthquake, California
1971 • 220 km away • 9 km deep
The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake
1968 • 111 km away • 10 km deep
The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake
1942 • 132 km away • 6 km deep
Colorado River Delta area, Baja California, Mexico
1903 • 244 km away • 0 km deep
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