{
  "id": 7996763,
  "title": "47 Shallow Earthquakes Rattle Bandung's Pangalengan Throughout the Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/47-shallow-earthquakes-rattle-bandungs-pangalengan-throughout-the-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:36:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2119784/47-shallow-earthquakes-rattle-bandungs-pangalengan-throughout-the-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Throughout Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, the residents of Pangalengan, Bandung Regency, West Java, experienced a series of 47 shallow earthquakes. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the tremors until 07:00 a.m. local time. The strongest quake measured 2.7 in magnitude, with its epicenter located 4 kilometers deep, 27 kilometers south of Bandung Regency. According to Ana Oktavia Setiowati, the acting head of BMKG Region II Office, the temblor occurred at 6:21 a.m. local time.\n\nThe intensity of these shallow earthquakes was recorded as MMI III, indicating that residents felt them as if a truck had passed by their homes. Interestingly, the tremors were also felt in Talegong and Cisewu, both in Garut Regency. One hour earlier, at 5:21 a.m., a shallow land earthquake measuring M2.6 struck, with its epicenter just 23 kilometers south of Bandung Regency. The depth of this tremor was only 3 kilometers.\n\nSince early Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Bandung Regency had experienced a series of minor tectonic earthquakes, ranging from magnitude M2 to M3. Two earthquake epicenters were less than a kilometer apart, with the average tremor registering an intensity of MMI III or lower. According to Suaidi Ahadi, the Head of the BMKG Bandung Geophysics Station, all these earthquakes originated from the active fault in Bandung Regency.",
  "summary": "Over 24 hours, until 07.00 a.m. local time, BMKG recorded 47 shallow earthquakes in Pangalengan, Bandung.",
  "key_points": [
    "47 shallow earthquakes hit Pangalengan, Bandung Regency on September 17, 2026.",
    "Strongest quake measured 2.7 magnitude with epicenter 4 km deep, 27 km south.",
    "BMKG recorded MMI III intensity, felt like truck passing by homes."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}