Oakland LHMP Hazard Detail

Landslide

Landslides happen when soil, rock, or debris moves downhill. In Oakland, heavy rain, unstable slopes, wildfire, and earthquakes can all raise this risk.

Medium risk 6/10 priority landslide
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Why Oakland Flags This

Why this is a real threat in Oakland

The LHMP identifies large high-susceptibility areas and repeated local events. It also notes that landslides often show up as secondary hazards after flooding, earthquakes, or wildfire.

Location Context

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This page is still grounded in the JSON dataset, but this hazard does not yet have ZIP-specific scoring in the current risk CSV.

What This Means

Why it matters for your situation

If your home, street, or route to safety is near a steep or unstable slope, strong storms can become a direct property and access problem. This is especially important in hillside areas.

Realistic Impact

What could happen

A wet winter storm could trigger slope movement that cracks pavement, damages retaining areas, closes roads, and forces a small number of homes to evacuate or shelter elsewhere.

For residents near steep slopes, landslides can mean sudden road closures, unstable ground, utility problems, and in some cases evacuation.

Action Steps

Interactive checklist

Landslide Preparedness: 0/5 complete

Medium risk
App Flow

Where to go next

This page is the deep-dive layer of the app. Once you understand this hazard, use the map to see spatial context or return to the dashboard to compare it with the rest of Oakland’s hazard priorities.

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Top Risks

Main dangers

  • Slope failure that damages or threatens homes and buildings.
  • Road blockages that slow evacuation, response, and daily travel.
  • Damage to utilities and other lifelines on unstable slopes.
  • Sediment runoff and habitat damage after slope failure.
  • More landslides after heavy rain, earthquakes, or wildfire.
Priority Reason

Why this is ranked here

Landslide is ranked medium and the LHMP expects at least one landslide somewhere in the city each year. It scores in the middle because exposure is significant but impacts are more localized than earthquake, wildfire, or severe weather.

Locations

Areas mentioned in the dataset

  • Eastlake/Fruitvale.
  • North Oakland/Adams Point.
  • Glenview/Redwood Heights.
  • East Oakland Hills.
  • North Oakland Hills.
At-Risk Groups

Who may need extra planning

  • People living on or below unstable slopes.
  • Residents in Eastlake/Fruitvale high-susceptibility areas.
  • Residents in East Oakland Hills and North Oakland Hills very high susceptibility areas.
  • Not specified beyond people and facilities in mapped high and very high landslide susceptibility areas.
History

Historical examples

  • April 6, 2017 Aitken Drive collapse, with six homes evacuated and water and power impacts.
  • 2022-2023 atmospheric river landslides and mudslides.
  • 2024 heavy rainfall that triggered road erosion and blockages.