Rodgers Creek Fault
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The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rodgers Creek Fault canonical | 2 |
| Rodgers Creek–Hayward Fault system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4267418 — 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: Rodgers Creek Fault Context triple: [Hayward Fault, connectedTo, Rodgers Creek 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.
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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C.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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D.
Teton fault
The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
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E.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
- 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: Rodgers Creek Fault Target entity description: The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
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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.
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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C.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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D.
Teton fault
The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
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E.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geologic fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| activityStatus | seismically active ⓘ |
| affects |
lifelines such as water and power systems in the North Bay
ⓘ
transportation corridors in the North Bay ⓘ urban areas in the North Bay ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Hayward Fault ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| displacementStyle | strike-slip ⓘ |
| earthquakeHazard | potential for large damaging earthquakes ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| geologicProvince |
California Coast Ranges
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern California Coast Ranges
|
| hasPotentialImpactOn |
San Francisco Bay Area economy
ⓘ
regional emergency planning in Northern California ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| includedIn | regional seismic hazard assessments for the Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
ⓘ
Northern California ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| movementType | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| near |
San Pablo Bay
ⓘ
Santa Rosa Plain ⓘ Sonoma Valley ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-southeast ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Hayward Fault
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rodgers Creek–Hayward Fault system
ⓘ
linked to:
Rodgers Creek Fault
San Andreas Fault system ⓘ
linked to:
San Andreas Fault
|
| plateBoundaryBetween |
North American Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| posesRiskTo |
Marin County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
North Bay region ⓘ
linked to:
North Bay
Santa Rosa, California ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County, California ⓘ |
| region |
Coast Ranges of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Coastal Ranges
|
| relativeMotion | right-lateral ⓘ |
| riskCategory | major active fault in the San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| seismicHazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary ⓘ |
| threatens | critical infrastructure in the North Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rodgers Creek Fault Description of subject: The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rodgers Creek Fault