Landslide Photo Collections

Searchable USGS Photo and Multimedia Archive with Ordering Information

This event occurred on October 4, 2007. A landslide, perhaps first indicated in July by cracks appearing in pavement and homes along Soledad Mountain Road (California), struck suddenly when a massive slab of hillside broke loose, sending tons of dirt cascading toward streets below.

  • The La Jolla, California Landslide (sometimes called a sinkhole) which occurred October 3, 2007. Cracking had occurred as early as July, 2007 and the area has a history of landslides (Photo by Pam Irvine, California Geological Survey)
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  • LaJolla, California - Mt. Soledad
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  • The La Jolla, California Landslide (sometimes called a sinkhole) which occurred October 3, 2007. Cracking had occurred as early as July, 2007 and the area has a history of landslides (Photo by Pam Irvine, California Geological Survey)
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  • The La Jolla, California Landslide (sometimes called a sinkhole) which occurred October 3, 2007. Cracking had occurred as early as July, 2007 and the area has a history of landslides (Photo by Pam Irvine, California Geological Survey)
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  • The La Jolla, California Landslide (sometimes called a sinkhole) which occurred October 3, 2007. Cracking had occurred as early as July, 2007 and the area has a history of landslides (Photo by Pam Irvine, California Geological Survey)
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  • A photo from the site of the La Jolla, California landslide.
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