1945 Balochistan earthquake
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The 1945 Balochistan earthquake was a powerful undersea megathrust quake in the Arabian Sea that triggered a devastating tsunami along the Makran coast of present-day Pakistan and Iran.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1945 Balochistan earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23377829 — 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: 1945 Balochistan earthquake Context triple: [Makran subduction zone, historicalEarthquake, 1945 Balochistan earthquake]
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A.
1905 Kangra earthquake
The 1905 Kangra earthquake was a devastating seismic event in the Kangra Valley region of present-day Himachal Pradesh, India, that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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B.
2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.6 quake that struck the Kashmir region on October 8, 2005, causing massive destruction and tens of thousands of deaths, particularly in northern Pakistan.
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C.
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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D.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
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E.
1993 Latur earthquake
The 1993 Latur earthquake was a devastating intraplate earthquake in Maharashtra, India, that caused widespread destruction and thousands of deaths, prompting major changes in the country’s seismic safety practices.
- 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: 1945 Balochistan earthquake Target entity description: The 1945 Balochistan earthquake was a powerful undersea megathrust quake in the Arabian Sea that triggered a devastating tsunami along the Makran coast of present-day Pakistan and Iran.
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A.
1905 Kangra earthquake
The 1905 Kangra earthquake was a devastating seismic event in the Kangra Valley region of present-day Himachal Pradesh, India, that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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B.
2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.6 quake that struck the Kashmir region on October 8, 2005, causing massive destruction and tens of thousands of deaths, particularly in northern Pakistan.
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C.
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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D.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
-
E.
1993 Latur earthquake
The 1993 Latur earthquake was a devastating intraplate earthquake in Maharashtra, India, that caused widespread destruction and thousands of deaths, prompting major changes in the country’s seismic safety practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.