1983 Coalinga earthquake
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The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1983 Coalinga earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1983 Coalinga earthquake Context triple: [Coalinga, experiencedEvent, 1983 Coalinga earthquake]
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A.
1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake
The 1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5–6.8 temblor in Southern California that caused significant surface rupture and damage, and became an important case study in modern seismology and fault mechanics.
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B.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
Loma Prieta
Loma Prieta is a prominent peak in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, best known for lending its name to the devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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D.
1868 Hayward earthquake
The 1868 Hayward earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area in California, causing extensive damage and loss of life and serving as a key historical benchmark for seismic risk on the Hayward Fault.
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E.
1994 Northridge earthquake
The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Los Angeles area of Southern California on January 17, 1994, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
- 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: 1983 Coalinga earthquake Target entity description: The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
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A.
1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake
The 1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5–6.8 temblor in Southern California that caused significant surface rupture and damage, and became an important case study in modern seismology and fault mechanics.
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B.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
Loma Prieta
Loma Prieta is a prominent peak in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, best known for lending its name to the devastating 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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D.
1868 Hayward earthquake
The 1868 Hayward earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area in California, causing extensive damage and loss of life and serving as a key historical benchmark for seismic risk on the Hayward Fault.
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E.
1994 Northridge earthquake
The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Los Angeles area of Southern California on January 17, 1994, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedInfrastructure |
downtown Coalinga
ⓘ
residential buildings in Coalinga ⓘ |
| casualties | multiple injuries ⓘ |
| category |
1983 earthquakes
ⓘ
Earthquakes in California ⓘ Fresno County, California history ⓘ Natural disasters in California ⓘ |
| causedDamageIn |
Avenal, California
ⓘ
Coalinga, California ⓘ
linked to:
Coalinga
Fresno County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Fresno County
Hanford, California ⓘ
linked to:
Hanford
Lemoore, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1983-05-02 ⓘ |
| depth | 10 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | hundreds of millions of US dollars ⓘ |
| epicenterNear |
Coalinga, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Coalinga
|
| fatalities | several deaths ⓘ |
| faultType | blind thrust fault ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Los Angeles area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Los Angeles Area
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| hazardType | seismic hazard ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| localTime | 16:42 PDT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Central California ⓘ Coalinga, California ⓘ
linked to:
Coalinga
Fresno County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Fresno County
|
| magnitude | 6.5 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| notableFor |
occurrence on a previously unrecognized blind thrust fault
ⓘ
severe damage to the town of Coalinga ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of earthquakes in California
ⓘ
seismicity of the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| primaryEffects |
building damage
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ rockfalls ⓘ surface deformation ⓘ |
| region |
San Andreas Fault system region
ⓘ
linked to:
San Andreas Fault
|
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Coast Ranges of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Coast Ranges
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| triggered | aftershock sequence near Coalinga ⓘ |
| utcTime | 23:42 UTC ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1983 Coalinga earthquake Description of subject: The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
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