A ranar 1 ga Disamba, 2011, an ba da sanarwar cewa New Line Cinema yana haɓaka fim na bala'in girgizar ƙasa, San Andreas: 3D, daga rubutun Jeremy Passmore da Andre Fabrizio; Allan Loeb ya goge rubutun. A ranar 5 ga Yuni, 2012, ɗakin studio ya sanya Brad Peyton don jagorantar fim ɗin. A ranar 18 ga Yuli, 2012, New Line ta buga Carlton Cuse don sake rubuta rubutun don fim din bala'in girgizar ƙasa. A ranar 18 ga Yuli, 2013, The Conjuring marubuta Carey Hayes da Chad Hayes sun buga ta studio don sake sake rubuta fim din. Fim ɗin kuma New Line da Village Roadshow Pictures ne suka samar da shi, tare da Kamfanin Flynn na Ostiraliya da kuma Village Roadshow Picture limited. Tambaya: Yaushe aka nada Peyton a matsayin darektan?
5 ga Yuni, shekara ta 2012