Rancho Palos Verdes officials say 400 feet of coastal bluff that fell toward the ocean on Saturday night is not related to the land movement that's been ripping part of the city apart for years.

The bluff dropped approximately 60 feet toward the ocean. But Megan Barnes, a spokesperson for the city, told LAist there was no damage to public property, no injuries and no structural damage to the four homes affected. There is significant soil damage to their backyards, though.

The cause of the incident on Marguerite Drive is still being investigated, she added.

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According to Barnes, this landslide is not connected to the larger Portuguese Bend landslide around 4 miles away.

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