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December 15, 2017

On December 15, 2017, a 6.5Mw earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.

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On December 15, 2017

  1. 2017 A 6.5Mw earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths.

    Earthquake centered in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia

    5 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java, specifically the city of Tasikmalaya on 23:47:58 West Indonesian Time in West Java, Indonesia. The earthquake struck at a depth of 91 km and was categorized as a strong but deep earthquake. 3 magnitude earthquake by Indonesian agencies.

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Died on December 15, 2017

Heinz Wolff German-British scientist and television presenter (1928–2017)
Calestous Juma Kenyan academic

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