Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near El Cajon, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 7:18 am PDT on 19 March 2020 · 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Cajon was M 2.9, 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA, at 7:18 am PDT on 19 March 2020. 511 people reported feeling it to USGS. 118 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 185 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 12
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 19 March 2020, 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- Reported felt
- 28 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of El Cajon, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of El Cajon, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) E of El Cajon, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SW of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSE of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of El Cajon, CA · felt by 7
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) S of El Cajon, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of El Cajon, CA · felt by 7
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) S of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of El Cajon, CA
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) SSE of El Cajon, CA · felt by 18
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) S of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) N of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SW of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSE of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSW of El Cajon, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of El Cajon, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of El Cajon, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) N of El Cajon, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of El Cajon, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are El Cajon time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Cajon are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is El Cajon; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of El Cajon.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lakeside 8 km · Alpine 19 km · Chula Vista 21 km · San Diego 21 km · Coronado 24 km · Ramona 29 km
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