518 Skopje earthquake
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The 518 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the region around present-day Skopje in the early 6th century, causing widespread destruction and loss of life in the Byzantine Balkans.
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| 518 Skopje earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22742562 — 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: 518 Skopje earthquake Context triple: [Scupi archaeological site, destroyedInEvent, 518 Skopje earthquake]
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A.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
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B.
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
The 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia), causing massive destruction, fires, and loss of life, and reshaping the city's architecture and history.
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C.
1880 Zagreb earthquake
The 1880 Zagreb earthquake was a major seismic event that struck the city of Zagreb, causing widespread damage and prompting significant reconstruction, including the rebuilding of Zagreb Cathedral.
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D.
1999 Düzce earthquake
The 1999 Düzce earthquake was a powerful and deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey, causing extensive destruction and loss of life just months after the devastating İzmit earthquake.
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E.
1977 Bucharest earthquake
The 1977 Bucharest earthquake was a powerful and destructive Vrancea-region seismic event that struck Romania on March 4, 1977, causing extensive damage and significant loss of life, particularly in Bucharest.
- 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: 518 Skopje earthquake Target entity description: The 518 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the region around present-day Skopje in the early 6th century, causing widespread destruction and loss of life in the Byzantine Balkans.
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A.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
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B.
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake
The 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia), causing massive destruction, fires, and loss of life, and reshaping the city's architecture and history.
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C.
1880 Zagreb earthquake
The 1880 Zagreb earthquake was a major seismic event that struck the city of Zagreb, causing widespread damage and prompting significant reconstruction, including the rebuilding of Zagreb Cathedral.
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D.
1999 Düzce earthquake
The 1999 Düzce earthquake was a powerful and deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey, causing extensive destruction and loss of life just months after the devastating İzmit earthquake.
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E.
1977 Bucharest earthquake
The 1977 Bucharest earthquake was a powerful and destructive Vrancea-region seismic event that struck Romania on March 4, 1977, causing extensive damage and significant loss of life, particularly in Bucharest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.