Emerson fault
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The Emerson fault is a significant strike-slip fault in the Eastern California Shear Zone, known for its surface rupture during the 1992 Landers earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerson fault canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12854225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emerson fault Context triple: [Eastern California Shear Zone, hasPart, Emerson fault]
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A.
Heffron
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B.
Tâmega Electroproducing System
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C.
Electroman
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D.
Mathieson
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E.
Nimbus Powerplant
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emerson fault Target entity description: The Emerson fault is a significant strike-slip fault in the Eastern California Shear Zone, known for its surface rupture during the 1992 Landers earthquake.
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A.
Heffron
Heffron is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia, covering parts of Sydney’s inner-southern suburbs.
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B.
Tâmega Electroproducing System
The Tâmega Electroproducing System is a major hydroelectric complex in Portugal that harnesses the Tâmega River through a series of dams and power plants to generate renewable electricity.
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C.
Electroman
"Electroman" is a 2011 electro house studio album by Italian DJ and producer Benny Benassi, known for its energetic club tracks and collaborations with various vocalists.
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D.
Mathieson
Mathieson is a surname of Scottish origin, typically regarded as a variant of Matheson and derived from a patronymic meaning “son of Matthew.”
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E.
Nimbus Powerplant
Nimbus Powerplant is a hydroelectric generating facility associated with California’s Nimbus Dam on the American River, producing renewable electricity from controlled water releases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| associatedWithEarthquake | 1992 Landers earthquake ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| displacementType | strike-slip dominated with minor vertical component ⓘ |
| earthquakeMagnitudeOf1992Event | approximately 7.3 Mw ⓘ |
| evidence |
offset geomorphic features
ⓘ
paleoseismic trenching ⓘ surface rupture mapping ⓘ |
| faultStyle | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| faultZoneType | high-strain zone within Eastern California Shear Zone ⓘ |
| hazardType | source of large crustal earthquakes ⓘ |
| kinematics | dominantly horizontal slip ⓘ |
| linkedRuptureSequence | Landers fault system ⓘ |
| linkedWith |
Camp Rock fault
ⓘ
Homestead Valley fault ⓘ Johnson Valley fault ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
Southern California ⓘ |
| maximumRightLateralOffsetDuring1992LandersEarthquake | on the order of several meters ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1992-06-28 ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern California Shear Zone ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern California
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern California
|
| relatedStructure |
Eastern California Shear Zone fault network
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern California Shear Zone
|
| rupturedDuring | 1992 Landers earthquake ⓘ |
| ruptureLengthDuring1992LandersEarthquake | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| seismotectonicRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North American plate motion ⓘ |
| significance | major contributor to 1992 Landers earthquake surface rupture pattern ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
neotectonics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| surfaceRuptureObserved | yes ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific–North American plate boundary zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
|
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