The residential area shifted toward the Pacific Ocean as much as 4 inches — per week — during a four-week period last fall.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County continues to inch toward the ocean posing danger to life and infrastructure, a NASA report found.

Data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the Palos Verdes Peninsula shifted at a rate of 4 inches per week in 2024. The area was put under a state of emergency in 2024 after record rains caused some ground to give way.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, is sliding toward the Pacific Ocean at a rate of four inches per week, according to recent data from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This alarming movement was observed over a four-week period last fall,