A landslide occured about 9am PT yesterday in a residential neighborhood of La Jolla, just north of San Diego. No injuries have been reported, but estimates are that 2,500 people are without either power or gas because of toppled power lines and ruptured gas lines. The Soledad Mountain Road is currently impassable. I'll update this post as more information becomes available. In the mean time, check out some video and a  location map after the break.

According to the San Diego Union Tribune article, there were geologists and drillers on site when the failure occurred, apparently installing inclinometers or other instrumentation to monitor the slide. The site has had a history of creep movement since the 1960's. No word yet on what caused the acceleration in movement...but if I was a betting man, I'd say it was related to someone's landscaping watering or swimming pool leaking.

YouTube Video 

Location Map

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