RANCHO PALOS VERDES (CNS) – Part of a coastal bluff slipped approximately 50-60 feet in Rancho Palos Verdes this weekend, damaging several back yards, officials said Sunday.
The slippage was reported at about 8:20 p.m. Saturday along a coastal bluff off Marguerite Drive near Palos Verdes Drive West. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, approximately 300-400 linear feet of the slope sloughed off, dropping approximately 50-60 feet toward the coastline.
No injuries were reported and there were no initial signs of structural damage, officials said.
“Significant soil movement has resulted in damage to several backyards,” according to a city statement. “No evacuations are in place.”
City officials are working with the county fire department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and have dispatched the city’s geologist and Building and Safety Division staff to the scene.
“While a geotechnical assessment is ongoing, this incident occurred outside the boundaries of the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, which is located approximately 4 miles southeast,” the statement added.
The cause of the slippage was not immediately clear. Rancho Palos Verdes suffered significant landslides following heavy rains in spring 2023, affecting 680 acres and causing damage to homes, roads and utilities.
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