Landslides and Debris Flows in the California Central Coast Region

Summary

Landslides are a characterized as the falling or movement of soil or rock down a slope and can manifest through mudflows, mudslides, debris flows, rock falls, rockslides, debris avalanches, debris slides, and slump-earth flows. This movement occurs when the down-slope force exceeds the strength of the soil or other material holding the slope together

Causes

Precipitation

Wildfire and Vegetation

Earthquakes

Development