1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
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The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3–7.5 quake in southwestern Montana that triggered a massive landslide, created Quake Lake, and caused significant casualties and damage in the Madison River Canyon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake canonical | 2 |
| Hebgen Lake earthquake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17842834 — 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: 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake Context triple: [Madison River, associatedEvent, 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake]
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A.
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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B.
1964 Alaska earthquake
The 1964 Alaska earthquake was a massive magnitude 9.2 megathrust quake—the second-largest ever recorded—that devastated parts of southern Alaska and triggered widespread tsunamis across the Pacific.
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C.
1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake
The 1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5–6.8 temblor in Southern California that caused significant surface rupture and damage, and became an important case study in modern seismology and fault mechanics.
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D.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake Target entity description: The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3–7.5 quake in southwestern Montana that triggered a massive landslide, created Quake Lake, and caused significant casualties and damage in the Madison River Canyon.
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A.
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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B.
1964 Alaska earthquake
The 1964 Alaska earthquake was a massive magnitude 9.2 megathrust quake—the second-largest ever recorded—that devastated parts of southern Alaska and triggered widespread tsunamis across the Pacific.
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C.
1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake
The 1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5–6.8 temblor in Southern California that caused significant surface rupture and damage, and became an important case study in modern seismology and fault mechanics.
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D.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake