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landslide Landslide Risk in Sacramento, CA

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

FEMA: 3Historical: 6

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Key Risk Factors

  • 4 events on record in proximity
  • Average annual frequency: 4.1 events per year
  • Largest recent event exposed 182,000 people

Last significant event: Landslide - American Cordillera, SW of Chico, California, United States (2025-02-09) — 51 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Landslides

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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 0
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Risk: 9Historical: 6
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Risk: 9Historical: 0
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
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Risk: 9Historical: 10
Sacramento is not in the top 10 for landslide risk among tracked cities.

How Sacramento Compares

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Notable Landslide Events Near Sacramento

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 4 notable landslide events near Sacramento, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Landslide - American Cordillera, N of San Mateo, California, United States (November 2024) — 182,000 people exposed; $28,593M capital exposed.

Landslide - American Cordillera, N of San Mateo, California, United States

November 24, 2024 — WARNING

182,000 people exposed; $28,593M capital exposed

Landslide - American Cordillera, E of Chico, California, United States

November 23, 2024 — WARNING

48,700 people exposed; $6,028M capital exposed

Landslide - American Cordillera, E of Yuba City, California, United States

December 24, 2024 — WARNING

398 people exposed; $26M capital exposed

Landslide - American Cordillera, SW of Chico, California, United States

February 9, 2025 — WARNING

51 people exposed; $4M capital exposed

Landslide Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Learn the signs of an impending landslide — new cracks, tilting trees, unusual water flow
  • 2.Avoid building near steep slopes, drainage channels, or past slide areas
  • 3.Plant ground cover on slopes to stabilize soil and reduce erosion
  • 4.Create proper drainage around your property to direct water away from slopes
  • 5.Have an evacuation plan ready if you live in a landslide-prone area

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How this data is built

Sacramento, CA landslide risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live landslide monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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