Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Almería Spain

[saleh@feddit.org]

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[dequei@sopuli.xyz]

[elucubra@sopuli.xyz]

Low strength are somewhat frequent in the area, but often anecdotal. I usually vacation in the area, and they often just involve broken glassware that falls from shelves. A few larger ones have happened, but often the casualties are in the tens or less.

I slept through one a few years ago.

[jenesaisquoi@feddit.org]

Is there another Almeria? It's so weird for people to go "Paris France" well of course Paris is in France duh

[saleh@feddit.org]

I wasn't sure if people would immediately recognize Almería to be in Spain, as it is a city with about 200k inhabitants.

[huppakee@feddit.nl]

I'd argue it be clearer between round brackets instead of behind a comma like states in the U.S.:

Paris (France) over Paris, France.

[calcopiritus@lemmy.world]

There's probably 2-3 Paris in the US.

Same thing happens with Latin America and Spain. There's maybe an Almería in America.

[akasazh@feddit.nl]

Paris is in Texas too, so for some Texans 'going to Paris' will refer to that one instead.

[anomnom@sh.itjust.works]

There’s a Paris, TX, Paris, TN, probably tons more, that could make local news confusing.

[anomnom@sh.itjust.works]

There’s like 8-9