Reelfoot fault
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The Reelfoot fault is a major thrust fault in the central United States associated with the New Madrid Seismic Zone and responsible for significant historical earthquakes in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reelfoot fault canonical | 1 |
| Reelfoot rift | 1 |
| Reelfoot rift margin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14687393 — 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: Reelfoot fault Context triple: [New Madrid Seismic Zone margin structures, hasPart, Reelfoot fault]
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A.
Johnson Valley fault
The Johnson Valley fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for its role in regional seismic activity.
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B.
Rodgers Creek Fault
The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
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C.
Sagaing Fault
The Sagaing Fault is a major continental transform fault in Myanmar that accommodates much of the tectonic motion between the Burma Plate and the Sunda Plate, making it a significant source of regional seismic activity.
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D.
Blackwater fault zone
The Blackwater fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s active tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
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E.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
- 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: Reelfoot fault Target entity description: The Reelfoot fault is a major thrust fault in the central United States associated with the New Madrid Seismic Zone and responsible for significant historical earthquakes in the region.
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A.
Johnson Valley fault
The Johnson Valley fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for its role in regional seismic activity.
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B.
Rodgers Creek Fault
The Rodgers Creek Fault is a major active strike-slip fault in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area that poses a significant earthquake hazard, particularly to the North Bay region.
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C.
Sagaing Fault
The Sagaing Fault is a major continental transform fault in Myanmar that accommodates much of the tectonic motion between the Burma Plate and the Sunda Plate, making it a significant source of regional seismic activity.
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D.
Blackwater fault zone
The Blackwater fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s active tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
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E.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Reelfoot rift
this entity surface form:
Reelfoot rift margin