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November 21, 2022

On November 21, 2022, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people. The year's #1 song was "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals.

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2022 (MMXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.

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On November 21, 2022

  1. 2022 A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.

    Earthquake in Indonesia

    6 earthquake struck near Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia. 8 mi). Between 335 and 635 people died, 7,729 were injured and five remain missing.

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