1880 Zagreb earthquake
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1880 Zagreb earthquake canonical | 1 |
| Zagreb earthquake of 1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6937343 — 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: 1880 Zagreb earthquake Context triple: [Zagreb Cathedral, rebuiltAfter, 1880 Zagreb 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.
Požega
Požega is a historic town and regional center in eastern Croatia, known for its cultural heritage and location in the fertile Požega Valley.
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C.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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D.
1915 Avezzano earthquake
The 1915 Avezzano earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.0 seismic event in central Italy that destroyed numerous towns in the Marsica region and caused tens of thousands of deaths.
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E.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
- 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: 1880 Zagreb earthquake Target entity description: 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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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.
Požega
Požega is a historic town and regional center in eastern Croatia, known for its cultural heritage and location in the fertile Požega Valley.
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C.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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D.
1915 Avezzano earthquake
The 1915 Avezzano earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.0 seismic event in central Italy that destroyed numerous towns in the Marsica region and caused tens of thousands of deaths.
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E.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| affectedInfrastructure |
private houses in Zagreb
ⓘ
public buildings in Zagreb ⓘ religious buildings in Zagreb ⓘ |
| aftershocks | yes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zagreb earthquake of 1880
ⓘ
linked to:
1880 Zagreb earthquake
|
| buildingsDamaged | over 1,700 ⓘ |
| casualties | 1 fatality ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| consequence |
major reconstruction of Zagreb Cathedral
ⓘ
strengthening of building regulations in Zagreb ⓘ urban reconstruction in Zagreb ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Croatia ⓘ |
| damageType |
church damage
ⓘ
residential building damage ⓘ structural damage ⓘ |
| date | 1880-11-09 ⓘ |
| day | 9 ⓘ |
| effect |
damage to public and residential buildings
ⓘ
partial collapse of Zagreb Cathedral ⓘ widespread structural damage in Zagreb ⓘ |
| epicenter |
Medvednica area near Zagreb
ⓘ
linked to:
Zagreb by Medvednica mountain
|
| historicalSignificance | one of the most significant earthquakes in Zagreb history ⓘ |
| injuries | several ⓘ |
| intensityScale |
Mercalli intensity scale
ⓘ
linked to:
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
|
| legacy |
architectural changes in central Zagreb
ⓘ
increased awareness of seismic risk in Zagreb ⓘ |
| localTime | 12:53 ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Croatia
Zagreb ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.3 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zagreb ⓘ |
| notableDamage | Zagreb Cathedral ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Zagreb
ⓘ
seismic history of Croatia ⓘ |
| reconstructionFocus | Zagreb Cathedral ⓘ |
| regionAffected | Zagreb and surroundings ⓘ |
| time | 12:53 ⓘ |
| triggered | public donations and reconstruction campaigns ⓘ |
| type | shallow crustal earthquake ⓘ |
| year | 1880 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1880 Zagreb earthquake Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1880 Zagreb earthquake