Cascadia Subduction Zone
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major convergent plate boundary off the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, capable of generating powerful megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Cascadia Subduction Zone Context triple: [Juan de Fuca Plate, subductionZoneName, Cascadia Subduction Zone]
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Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater volcanic spreading center in the northeastern Pacific Ocean where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates diverge.
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San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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Peru–Chile Trench region
The Peru–Chile Trench region is a highly active subduction-zone area off the west coast of South America, known for its deep ocean trench, frequent earthquakes, and major role in Andean mountain building.
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Cascadia
Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
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Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cascadia Subduction Zone Target entity description: The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major convergent plate boundary off the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, capable of generating powerful megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
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A.
Juan de Fuca Ridge
Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater volcanic spreading center in the northeastern Pacific Ocean where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates diverge.
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B.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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C.
Peru–Chile Trench region
The Peru–Chile Trench region is a highly active subduction-zone area off the west coast of South America, known for its deep ocean trench, frequent earthquakes, and major role in Andean mountain building.
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Cascadia
Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
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Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convergent plate boundary
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megathrust fault ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
British Columbia
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Northern California ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| associatedWith |
Cascadia earthquake hazard
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Cascadia tsunami hazard ⓘ Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| averageRecurrenceInterval | approximately 500 years ⓘ |
| earthquakeType | megathrust earthquake ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
Vancouver Island
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surface form:
Northern Vancouver Island
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| extendsTo | Cape Mendocino ⓘ |
| hazardType |
coastal subsidence
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liquefaction ⓘ strong ground shaking ⓘ tsunami ⓘ |
| knownFor |
potential for large megathrust earthquakes
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potential for large tsunamis ⓘ |
| lastKnownGreatEarthquakeDate | January 26, 1700 ⓘ |
| lastKnownGreatEarthquakeGenerated | trans-Pacific tsunami ⓘ |
| lastKnownGreatEarthquakeMagnitude | approximately 9.0 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1000 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
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North America ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington ⓘ |
| maximumEstimatedMagnitude | 9.0 ⓘ |
| paleoseismologyEvidenceFoundIn |
coastal marshes
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offshore turbidites ⓘ |
| plateMotionType | oblique convergence ⓘ |
| recurrenceIntervalEstimate | approximately 300 to 600 years ⓘ |
| riskTo |
Coastal communities of British Columbia
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Coastal communities of Northern California ⓘ Coastal communities of Oregon ⓘ Coastal communities of Washington ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
Seattle ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ
surface form:
Vancouver, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| seismogenicZoneWidth | approximately 60 to 80 kilometers ⓘ |
| slipType | thrust faulting ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Geological Survey of Canada
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United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateOverriding | North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateSubducting |
Explorer Plate
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Gorda Plate ⓘ Juan de Fuca Plate ⓘ |
| tsunamiRecordedIn | Japan ⓘ |
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Subject: Cascadia Subduction Zone Description of subject: The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a major convergent plate boundary off the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, capable of generating powerful megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
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