Laguna Salada Fault
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The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laguna Salada Fault canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8465148 — 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: Laguna Salada Fault Context triple: [Laguna Salada, nearbyFault, Laguna Salada Fault]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Riñihue Fault Zone
The Riñihue Fault Zone is a major geological fault system in southern Chile associated with significant tectonic activity and the formation of nearby lakes and volcanic features.
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D.
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.
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E.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic 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: Laguna Salada Fault Target entity description: The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Riñihue Fault Zone
The Riñihue Fault Zone is a major geological fault system in southern Chile associated with significant tectonic activity and the formation of nearby lakes and volcanic features.
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D.
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.
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E.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geological fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| category |
Plate boundary faults
ⓘ
Seismic faults of California ⓘ Seismic faults of Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesBorder |
Mexico–United States border region
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
|
| displacementStyle |
right-lateral horizontal displacement
ⓘ
vertical displacement in places ⓘ |
| earthquake | 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake ⓘ |
| evidenceOfActivity | Holocene surface ruptures ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceExpression | fault scarps along Laguna Salada basin ⓘ |
| hazard | potential for damaging earthquakes ⓘ |
| knownFor | 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
northern Baja California ⓘ southern California ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California
|
| maximumRecordedMagnitude | approximately 7.1 ⓘ |
| movementType |
normal component
ⓘ
strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Laguna Salada basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Laguna Salada
Mexicali Valley ⓘ Sierra Cucapá ⓘ Sierra El Mayor ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baja California border region
ⓘ
linked to:
Baja California border corridor
Gulf of California rift system ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of California rift zone
Imperial–Mexicali seismic zone ⓘ
linked to:
Brawley Seismic Zone
plate boundary fault system of northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| region |
Peninsular Ranges province
ⓘ
linked to:
Peninsular Ranges
|
| relatedTo |
Cerro Prieto Fault
ⓘ
Imperial Fault ⓘ San Andreas Fault system ⓘ
linked to:
San Andreas Fault
|
| riskTo |
Imperial Valley region
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Valley
Mexicali metropolitan area ⓘ northern Baja California communities ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| seismicActivity | high ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geologists
ⓘ
seismologists ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
continental rifting
ⓘ
transform plate motion ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific–North America plate boundary region
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
|
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Subject: Laguna Salada Fault Description of subject: The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
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