2003 San Simeon earthquake
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The 2003 San Simeon earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 quake that struck near San Simeon, California, causing significant damage in the town of Paso Robles and resulting in multiple fatalities.
All labels observed (2)
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| 2003 San Simeon earthquake canonical | 1 |
| San Simeon earthquake of 2003 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14530595 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2003 San Simeon earthquake Context triple: [California Coast Ranges seismicity, notableEvent, 2003 San Simeon earthquake]
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A.
1992 Landers earthquake
The 1992 Landers earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 strike-slip earthquake in Southern California that ruptured multiple faults, caused widespread damage, and significantly advanced understanding of complex fault systems.
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B.
1999 Hector Mine earthquake
The 1999 Hector Mine earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.1 strike-slip earthquake in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that caused widespread ground rupture and was one of the largest earthquakes in the region in the late 20th century.
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C.
1983 Coalinga earthquake
The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
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D.
1868 Hayward earthquake
The 1868 Hayward earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area in California, causing extensive damage and loss of life and serving as a key historical benchmark for seismic risk on the Hayward Fault.
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E.
1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake was a massive magnitude ~7.9 rupture along California’s San Andreas Fault that produced some of the largest known ground displacements in U.S. history.
- 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: 2003 San Simeon earthquake Target entity description: The 2003 San Simeon earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 quake that struck near San Simeon, California, causing significant damage in the town of Paso Robles and resulting in multiple fatalities.
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A.
1992 Landers earthquake
The 1992 Landers earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 strike-slip earthquake in Southern California that ruptured multiple faults, caused widespread damage, and significantly advanced understanding of complex fault systems.
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B.
1999 Hector Mine earthquake
The 1999 Hector Mine earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.1 strike-slip earthquake in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that caused widespread ground rupture and was one of the largest earthquakes in the region in the late 20th century.
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C.
1983 Coalinga earthquake
The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
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D.
1868 Hayward earthquake
The 1868 Hayward earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area in California, causing extensive damage and loss of life and serving as a key historical benchmark for seismic risk on the Hayward Fault.
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E.
1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake was a massive magnitude ~7.9 rupture along California’s San Andreas Fault that produced some of the largest known ground displacements in U.S. history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2003 San Simeon earthquake