Triple
T9024734
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 2010 Canterbury earthquake |
E216016
|
entity |
| Predicate | intensityScale |
P1942
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Modified Mercalli intensity scale |
E2245
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Modified Mercalli intensity scale | Statement: [2010 Canterbury earthquake, intensityScale, Modified Mercalli intensity scale]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modified Mercalli intensity scale Context triple: [2010 Canterbury earthquake, intensityScale, Modified Mercalli intensity scale]
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A.
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
chosen
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale that qualitatively measures the observed effects and damage of an earthquake on people, structures, and the Earth's surface.
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B.
Richter magnitude scale
The Richter magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale used to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake based on instrumental measurements.
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C.
moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale is a modern logarithmic measure of earthquake size that estimates the total energy released, providing more accurate and consistent results than older magnitude scales for large events.
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D.
Mercalli
Mercalli is an Italian surname most notably associated with Giuseppe Mercalli, the volcanologist who developed the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake effects.
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E.
surface-wave magnitude scale
The surface-wave magnitude scale is a seismic measurement system that estimates earthquake size using the amplitude of long-period surface waves recorded on seismograms.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83a5fa88819088144801b4dd7245 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6a7b902c81909fcbdc433a1acf7a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfdbbcaedc819084f8b057fbfcb0e7 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:07 p.m.