SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - Friday afternoon, a preliminary 2.3 magnitude quake was registered close to Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes on Saturday night avoided harm to any structures, authorities said, but damaged backyards. The slides were reported at about 8:20 p.m. along a coastal bluff off Marguerite Drive near Palos Verdes Drive West, the city said in a news release.

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

MADERA COUNTY, CA - Saturday morning, a preliminary 2.5 magnitude quake was detected close to North Fork, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The land movement occurred around 8:20 a.m. Saturday when 300 to 400 linear feet of the “slope soughed off,” according to an RPV press release.

A coastal bluff in a wealthy California suburb suddenly gave way over the weekend, sending soil crashing 60 feet toward the Pacific Ocean.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck western China’s Sichuan province on Thursday afternoon (October 9), shaking parts of the Hengduan Mountains region. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the tremor occurred at around 1:45 pm local time,

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.