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  2. California landslides - Wikipedia

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    The 1906 San Francisco earthquake reportedly triggered numerous landslides, including one at Devil's Slide, where the Ocean Shore Railroad had parked more than $1 million in construction equipment. All of that equipment was lost because of landslide movement. [6] Devil's Slide, an ongoing landslide in San Mateo County; Ferguson landslide

  3. 1994 Northridge earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The epicenter region of the earthquake was located in the San Fernando Valley, about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the hypocenter 's geographical coordinates at 34°12′47″N 118°32′13″W  /  34.213°N 118.537°W  / 34.213; -118.537 and at a depth of 11.31 miles ...

  4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). LACMA was founded in 1961, splitting from the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art.

  5. Affluent coastal community near L.A. is a geological ticking ...

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    Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal community in the Los Angeles area, could be described as a geological ticking time bomb. The affluent city sits atop steep cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean that ...

  6. The Sunken City - Wikipedia

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    The site in 2014. The Sunken City is the site of a natural landslide that occurred in the Point Fermin area of the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, beginning in 1929.A slump caused several beachside homes to slide into the ocean.

  7. Floods, landslides are a risk as fire-scarred Los Angeles ...

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    Areas recently burned by wildfires in Los Angeles County are at some risk for flooding and landslides as Southern California prepares for its first significant rain of the winter. "The threat is ...

  8. Geologists map hundreds of landslides triggered by Helene

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    Using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, the U.S. Geological Survey has so far mapped more than 600 landslides caused by Hurricane Helene.

  9. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Wikipedia

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    Considered one of the first preservationists in Los Angeles, [5] Californio politician Antonio F. Coronel's donations formed the original collection of the museum. [6] NHM opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, in 1913 as The Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910.