Palos Verdes Fault
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The Palos Verdes Fault is an active offshore strike-slip fault system in Southern California’s coastal region, capable of generating significant earthquakes that pose a hazard to the densely populated Los Angeles area.
All labels observed (1)
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| Palos Verdes Fault canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19568990 — 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: Palos Verdes Fault Context triple: [California Borderland region, crossedBy, Palos Verdes Fault]
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Elsinore Fault Zone
The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
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B.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
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C.
San Gregorio Fault
The San Gregorio Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system running offshore and along parts of the central California coast, contributing significantly to the region’s seismic hazard.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Newport–Inglewood–Rose Canyon fault zone
The Newport–Inglewood–Rose Canyon fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated coastal region from Los Angeles to San Diego.
- 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: Palos Verdes Fault Target entity description: The Palos Verdes Fault is an active offshore strike-slip fault system in Southern California’s coastal region, capable of generating significant earthquakes that pose a hazard to the densely populated Los Angeles area.
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A.
Elsinore Fault Zone
The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
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B.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
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C.
San Gregorio Fault
The San Gregorio Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system running offshore and along parts of the central California coast, contributing significantly to the region’s seismic hazard.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Newport–Inglewood–Rose Canyon fault zone
The Newport–Inglewood–Rose Canyon fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated coastal region from Los Angeles to San Diego.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.