The land on which San Diego – Tijuana sits is due west of a major transform fault . The transform fault , known as the San Andreas Fault was created during the Cenozoic Era by the movements of the Pacific Plate and North American Plate . The region experiences earthquakes and felt the shocks of the 2009 Gulf of California earthquake and 2010 Baja California earthquake
2010 Baja California earthquake
2010 Baja California earthquake
San Diego–Tijuana