6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Near California-Nevada Border Shakes Sacramento
Thursday, July 8, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
USGS Community Internet Intensity Map for magnitude 6.0 earthquake recorded Markleeville, CA Thursday, July 8.
By CapRadio Staff
A series of earthquakes has been shaking the Sierra Nevada on Thursday afternoon, with the largest registering at 6.0 magnitude and felt as far away as Sacramento and the Bay Area.
The main quake, considered moderate to large, hit at 3:49 p.m. near Markleeville in Alpine County. More than 40 smaller aftershocks have followed, the largest being 4.6 just after 4:30 p.m.
The tremor is the largest quake to hit a system of faults south of Lake Tahoe since 1994.
there were moments of lucidity and moments where things were so dark. thank you very much to both of you. i appreciate your taking the time. john, thanks to you for sharing that story. two weeks ago, we spoke to the governor about the alarming use of heroin in the state of vermont. he devoted his entire state of the state union address to that problem. today, senator harry reid called veermt s governor a visionary. between 2000 and 2010 is, heroin overdose deaths have increased by 55%. it s a national crisis. law enforcement and people trying to fight addiction are pushing for greater access to a drug called nalaxon, a drug that can reverse a heroin overdose. dr. sanjay gupta obtained remarkable video of this drug in action. reporter: what you re looking at is pretty shocking. a heroin addict overdosing. her name is liz. she s been using drugs since she was 11. today, she s 29.
they try to piece together what happened and who else might it be involved or how liable because as investigators continue investigating the death of philip seymour hoffman, his lifelong partner mimi o donnell and lisa siftent were seen coming from a funeral home today. we re learning more tonight what he was doing in the months before he died, not just the minutes but those last crucial few weeks. john rundle is the associate professor of washington life magazine. he ran into hoffman at the sundance film festival a couple weeks ago. john, you know a very poignant interaction with him. tell me about the encounter you had with philip seymour hoffman. it was the most bizarre encounter i ve had with any celebrity i ve interviewed and i ve interviewed quite a few. had i met him actually at caan and also at sundance two years ago. he was always us ebuhl yent,
philip seymour hoffman. and he said bingo. and at that point, he sort of trailed off. as he was walking off, he said, well, i just got out of rehab. wow. i mean, it s amazing he would have said that and identified that you had that moment. i want to add add shelley sprague into the conversation, as well here, john, before i ask you another question because i want her to react to what you just said. shelley, you re a certified addiction specialist. what do you make of this interaction john is talking about what philip seymour hoffman said to him. he said what s your name. i m a heroin addict. he was obviously intoxicated and he was obviously not functioning well because he was probably on heroin at the time. and in addition to drinking, you know, there s no telling what your behavior will become like. and that sounds consistent with the ability for somebody to be under the influence and maybe
he ran into hoffman at the sundance film festival a couple weeks ago. john, you know a very poignant interaction with him. tell me about the encounter you had with philip seymour hoffman. it was the most bizarre encounter i ve had with any celebrity i ve interviewed and i ve interviewed quite a few. i had met him actually at caan and also at sundance two years ago. he was always upbeat. you could always ask a great question and he would answer it with a funny grin on his face. and we sort of all loved him. but there was a buzz going on this time around at the film festival. he wasn t quite right. and none of us could put our finger on it other than the fact that he just was sort of rambling with his answers and such. and then i bumped into him at