New Madrid Seismic Zone
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The New Madrid Seismic Zone is a major intraplate seismic region in the central United States, known for producing some of the largest earthquakes in North American history and posing ongoing seismic risk to the Mississippi Valley.
All labels observed (1)
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| New Madrid Seismic Zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14687386 — 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: New Madrid Seismic Zone Context triple: [New Madrid Seismic Zone margin structures, partOf, New Madrid Seismic Zone]
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A.
Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone
The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone is a major intraplate earthquake region in the southeastern United States, known for frequent small to moderate earthquakes and significant seismic hazard potential.
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B.
Charleston Seismic Zone
The Charleston Seismic Zone is a seismically active region in the southeastern United States, centered near Charleston, South Carolina, known for producing significant intraplate earthquakes such as the major 1886 event.
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C.
Brawley Seismic Zone
The Brawley Seismic Zone is an active tectonic region in Southern California characterized by frequent small to moderate earthquakes and complex faulting that links the Imperial and southern San Andreas faults.
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D.
Central Virginia Seismic Zone
The Central Virginia Seismic Zone is an intraplate earthquake-prone region in central Virginia known for producing occasional moderate earthquakes, including the notable 2011 Virginia event.
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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: New Madrid Seismic Zone Target entity description: The New Madrid Seismic Zone is a major intraplate seismic region in the central United States, known for producing some of the largest earthquakes in North American history and posing ongoing seismic risk to the Mississippi Valley.
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A.
Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone
The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone is a major intraplate earthquake region in the southeastern United States, known for frequent small to moderate earthquakes and significant seismic hazard potential.
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B.
Charleston Seismic Zone
The Charleston Seismic Zone is a seismically active region in the southeastern United States, centered near Charleston, South Carolina, known for producing significant intraplate earthquakes such as the major 1886 event.
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C.
Brawley Seismic Zone
The Brawley Seismic Zone is an active tectonic region in Southern California characterized by frequent small to moderate earthquakes and complex faulting that links the Imperial and southern San Andreas faults.
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D.
Central Virginia Seismic Zone
The Central Virginia Seismic Zone is an intraplate earthquake-prone region in central Virginia known for producing occasional moderate earthquakes, including the notable 2011 Virginia event.
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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
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.