{"id":458319,"date":"2026-09-09T15:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/458319\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:22:14","slug":"sinkhole-at-malibu-home-reportedly-owned-by-nicolas-cage-prompts-evacuation-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/458319\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinkhole at Malibu home reportedly owned by Nicolas Cage prompts evacuation | California"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties<\/a> after a large sinkhole opened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Malibu officials declared a local emergency<\/a> on Tuesday evening after a \u201clarge sinkhole\u201d emerged near 31630 Sea Level Drive. The officials said the sinkhole was believed to have begun developing on Monday, and had grown to roughly 25-30ft deep and 30 by 60ft wide by Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

In an earlier update on Tuesday, officials said they were responding to the \u201ccollapse of a driveway\u201d and a resulting gas leak, which had been reported at about 5.45am local time. The Los Angeles county sheriff\u2019s department and Los Angeles county fire department closed the private road and identified the gas leak.<\/p>\n

Actor Nicolas Cage is reportedly the owner of the home<\/a> where the sinkhole formed. Cage purchased the home in 2024, the New York Times noted<\/a>. A representative for Cage did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cConditions are continuing to be evaluated, and the full extent of the impacts is not yet known,\u201d Malibu city officials said on Tuesday evening, warning that the sinkhole \u201cposes imminent danger to the homes and residents along Sea Level Drive\u201d.<\/p>\n

By Tuesday evening, 31 properties<\/a> were under an evacuation order. Officials said that seven homes had been red-tagged because of \u201chazardous conditions resulting from the sinkhole\u201d while another 24 residences were red-tagged \u201cdue to the loss of safe vehicular access\u201d. Sheriff\u2019s deputies notified residents in person and a digital alert had been issued.<\/p>\n

Gas service to the affected area was shut off by Tuesday evening and city officials warned that water service \u201cmay also be discontinued as conditions warrant\u201d.<\/p>\n

They also cautioned that \u201cconditions are likely to worsen with forecasted high tides and rains\u201d. Additionally, Post-tropical Cyclone Marie<\/a> could continue to bring \u201cincreased rainfall and high surf\u201d to the area.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service said<\/a> on Tuesday that \u201cswells generated by Marie will continue to affect portions of the coast of the Baja California Peninsula and southern California for the next couple of days\u201d.<\/p>\n

A coastal flood advisory had been in effect until 11pm local time on Tuesday, Malibu officials said. A temporary shelter was also established by the American Red Cross at Malibu high school.<\/p>\n

City officials said that emergency personnel access \u201cis severely constrained and may be impassable, due to the large portion of the road that has collapsed\u201d. They said that as of Tuesday evening, the \u201cintact portion of the roadway is too narrow to accommodate emergency response vehicles, including fire engines and other large apparatus, creating a substantial risk to public safety and emergency response capabilities\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city of Malibu, California, has ordered the evacuation of more than 30 properties after a large sinkhole…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-458319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}