The San Ysidro Port of Entry (aka the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry or the San Ysidro LPOE) is the largest land border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, and the fourth-busiest land border crossing in the world (second-busiest excluding the crossings between mainland China and its two special administrative ...
The Science Behind "The Big One" Geologists now suggest that the southern portion of the San Andreas is overdue for a massive quake, which could reach a magnitude of 7.8 or higher. The implications of such a quake are terrifying. Cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino would face widespread destruction.
However it may surprise many to know that a major fault, called Rose Canyon, cuts right through the heart of downtown San Diego, through the center of San Diego Bay, and north through La Jolla and northward along the coast.
Ing to the Southern California Earthquake Center, there is a 60% chance of a 6.7 or greater earthquake occurring in Southern California. Yet an American Red Cross survey conducted in 2004 shows only one in four households in the Western United States is prepared to face such an emergency.
San Diego County is bordered on the northwest by Orange County, on the north by Riverside County; on the east by Imperial County; on the south by Mexico; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Holocene-active faults considered capable of producing a large earthquake include, from closest to farthest, the Laguna Salada Fault; the Borrego Mountain section and the Superstition Hills section of the San Jacinto Fault Zone; Elsinore Fault Zone, the Imperial Fault, the Brawley Seismic Zone, the Newport–Inglewood– ...
Located within the larger Border Field State Park in California's San Diego County, the half-acre (0.20 ha) park includes the border fence dividing the two countries, where residents of both countries can meet in person.
Based on available information, the Elsinore fault zone is considered to contain those active faults nearest the City of San Diego. More specifically, the nearest fault in the Elsinore fault zone lies but twelve miles from San Pasqual Valley, 40 miles from Mission Valley, and 45 miles from San Ysidro.
A Parcel Map is a lot split resulting in four or fewer residential lots or a commercial subdivision with access to existing streets. A Tentative Tract is a residential subdivision resulting in five or more parcels, or a commercial subdivision where the resulting lots would not have access to existing streets.
Assessor Parcel Maps can be bought online, in person, or by mail. Note: Certified copies may only be obtained of complete documents and not for individual pages.