( CNN ) -- A massive landslide in Washington has destroyed one home and threatens more than a dozen others , an official and CNN affiliates in the Seattle area reported Wednesday . One home has only about 10 feet of its backyard left after the slide on Whidbey Island , north of Seattle , CNN affiliate KIRO reported . That home 's resident was able to escape , said Ed Hartin , fire chief at Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue . No injuries have been reported . The landslide cut access to 17 homes , and residents have been taken out by boat , Hartin said . Others area homes also were evacuated . Live video showed small sections of the cliff continuing to fall at 10:45 a.m. local time as people removed furniture and other belongings . Tons of earth had fallen into Puget Sound . Richard Barker , who lives about 500 feet south of the landslide , told CNN on Wednesday he does not currently plan to leave his home . `` However , the Red Cross has told us they will let us know if we need to evacuate , '' Barker told CNN . `` We 're feeling a little bit nervous . We 've got a beautiful view and we 'd hate to see our view and house head into the ocean . '' According to Barker , the neighborhood had above-average rainfall over the winter and into spring . A snowfall late last week left several inches of wet snow that was gone . The homes are on a seismic fault that on rare occasions shifts , said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers . Barker said the cliff has not seen movement for many years . `` We just thought OK , that is something you pay for the marvelous view that you have . '' Fire officials first received a call about the slide shortly after 4 a.m. , Hartin said . Residents reported hearing a sound like thunder around the time of the slide , CNN affiliate KING-TV reported . A spokesman with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources said a team of geologists is on its way to Whidbey Island to investigate . The cause of the landslide was not immediately clear . There has n't been rain in the past few days , said Hartin . Recent deadly landslides in : Indonesia , China , Peru . CNN 's Justin Lear contributed to this report .
NEW : Resident talks about the old views , current concerns . Geologists are on their way to Whidbey Island to investigate . The landslide destroyed one home , threatens more than a dozen others . Officials have not reported any injuries ; area is prone to landslides .