A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning at 8.31 a.m. Pacific time in West Rancho Dominguez, according to the U.S.GeologicalSurvey... In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby ... Advertisement....
Dozens of drainage districts across the state were created by the Legislature and local governments from 1907-27 ... In lowland areas, land was usually drained and then converted to row-crop agriculture. Some of those drainage districts still exist ... On the trip down U.S ... ...GeologicalSurvey later would name them the NorthBoatDitch and South Boat Ditch....