Kekerengu Fault
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The Kekerengu Fault is an active strike-slip fault in northeastern South Island, New Zealand, known for producing some of the country’s fastest-recorded surface fault movements during major earthquakes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kekerengu Fault canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21492355 — 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: Kekerengu Fault Context triple: [2016 Kaikōura earthquake, rupturedFaults, Kekerengu Fault]
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A.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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B.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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C.
Maacama Fault
The Maacama Fault is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in Northern California that forms part of the San Andreas Fault system and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
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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.
Port Hills Fault
The Port Hills Fault is an active geological fault beneath the Port Hills near Christchurch, New Zealand, believed to have generated the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
- 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: Kekerengu Fault Target entity description: The Kekerengu Fault is an active strike-slip fault in northeastern South Island, New Zealand, known for producing some of the country’s fastest-recorded surface fault movements during major earthquakes.
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A.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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B.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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C.
Maacama Fault
The Maacama Fault is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in Northern California that forms part of the San Andreas Fault system and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
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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.
Port Hills Fault
The Port Hills Fault is an active geological fault beneath the Port Hills near Christchurch, New Zealand, believed to have generated the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.