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Blackhawk Landslide PlacemarkLa Jolla Landslide - Two homes were destroyed, 15 others were left uninhabitable and three streets were rendered impassable in the La Jolla neighborhood built into the east side of Mount Soledad overlooking Interstate 5. In all, the city included 111 homes in the affected area.
Blackhawk Landslide PlacemarkBlackhawk Landslide - This prehistoric slide is one of the largest known in North America. The Blackhawk slide is 5 miles long, about 2 miles wide, and 30-100 feet thick. It is a tongue like sheet of brecciated Pennsylvanian Furnace Limestone derived from Blackhawk mountain about 4,000 feet above.
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Blackhawk Landslide PlacemarkLa Conchita Landslide - On January 10, 2005, a landslide struck the community of La Conchita in Ventura County, California, destroying or seriously damaging 36 houses and killing 10 people. This was not the first destructive landslide to damage this community, nor is it likely to be the last.

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