Earthquakes by city United States 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in El Cajon today

El Cajon, United States: 235 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

103,679

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

235

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates 32.795, -116.963

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-04-14 17:08 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.6

Mexicali, Mexico

1968-04-09 02:28 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in El Cajon today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of El Cajon.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around El Cajon.

The strongest earthquake recorded near El Cajon reached magnitude 6.6 on 1968-04-09 02:28 UTC, near Mexicali.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in El Cajon today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of El Cajon.

When was the last earthquake near El Cajon?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-04-14 17:08 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near El Cajon?

The strongest earthquake recorded near El Cajon reached magnitude 6.6 on 1968-04-09 02:28 UTC, near Mexicali.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of El Cajon

The map centers on El Cajon and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.4

Average depth

8.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 0 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

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Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1968 M 6.6 max · 14 earthquakes 1954 M 6.4 max · 14 earthquakes 1937 M 6.0 max · 4 earthquakes 2010 M 5.7 max · 17 earthquakes 1949 M 5.7 max · 4 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 5.2	1
2024	M 4.1	1
2023	M 4.2	1
2022	M 4.5	3
2020	M 4.9	2
2018	M 4.4	1
2016	M 5.2	1
2014	M 4.0	1
2013	M 4.7	2
2012	M 4.2	3
2011	M 4.1	2
2010	M 5.7	17
2009	M 4.1	1
2008	M 4.2	3
2007	M 4.4	4
2006	M 4.6	5
2005	M 5.2	2
2003	M 4.1	1
2002	M 4.3	2
2001	M 5.0	1
1999	M 4.4	6
1998	M 4.1	1
1997	M 4.9	1
1995	M 4.3	1
1992	M 4.0	1
1991	M 4.3	1
1990	M 4.5	6
1989	M 4.4	2
1988	M 4.4	2
1986	M 5.5	9
1984	M 4.5	4
1983	M 4.7	2
1982	M 4.8	4
1980	M 5.3	1
1979	M 4.6	3
1978	M 4.4	2
1976	M 4.3	3
1975	M 4.9	2
1973	M 4.7	1
1971	M 4.2	2
1969	M 5.5	3
1968	M 6.6	14
1967	M 4.7	3
1966	M 4.1	1
1965	M 4.5	2
1964	M 4.4	2
1963	M 4.3	1
1962	M 4.2	2
1961	M 4.7	5
1960	M 4.3	1
1959	M 4.5	3
1957	M 5.1	7
1956	M 4.6	2
1954	M 6.4	14
1953	M 4.3	2
1952	M 4.0	1
1951	M 4.7	5
1950	M 4.3	3
1949	M 5.7	4
1946	M 5.3	3
1944	M 4.0	1
1943	M 4.4	5
1942	M 4.9	16
1941	M 4.3	1
1940	M 5.0	5
1939	M 5.3	6
1938	M 4.5	3
1937	M 6.0	4
1936	M 4.5	2
1935	M 4.8	1
1933	M 4.6	1
1925	M 4.5	1
1920	M 5.0	1
1916	M 5.0	1
1906	M 4.5	1