1927 Crimean earthquake
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The 1927 Crimean earthquake was a powerful seismic event in the Black Sea region that caused significant damage across Crimea and nearby areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1927 Crimean earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1552674 — 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: 1927 Crimean earthquake Context triple: [Swallow’s Nest, damagedBy, 1927 Crimean earthquake]
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A.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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B.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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C.
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ is a renowned Turkish archaeologist and Sumerologist known for her pioneering work on cuneiform tablets and the history of ancient Mesopotamia.
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D.
Great Kanto earthquake
The Great Kanto earthquake was a devastating 1923 seismic disaster that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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E.
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 seismic event that struck near Haiti’s capital, causing massive destruction, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and a major international humanitarian crisis.
- 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: 1927 Crimean earthquake Target entity description: The 1927 Crimean earthquake was a powerful seismic event in the Black Sea region that caused significant damage across Crimea and nearby areas.
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A.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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B.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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C.
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ is a renowned Turkish archaeologist and Sumerologist known for her pioneering work on cuneiform tablets and the history of ancient Mesopotamia.
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D.
Great Kanto earthquake
The Great Kanto earthquake was a devastating 1923 seismic disaster that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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E.
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 seismic event that struck near Haiti’s capital, causing massive destruction, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and a major international humanitarian crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Crimea
ⓘ
Sevastopol ⓘ Southern coast of Crimea ⓘ Yalta ⓘ |
| aftershocks | sequence of smaller earthquakes following the main shock ⓘ |
| casualties | at least 12 deaths ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| damage |
landslides along the southern Crimean coast
ⓘ
significant structural damage in Crimean coastal cities ⓘ |
| date | 1927-06-26 ⓘ |
| epicenterLocation | off the southern coast of Crimea in the Black Sea ⓘ |
| injured | dozens of people ⓘ |
| intensityScale |
Mercalli
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercalli intensity scale
|
| location |
Black Sea
ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.0 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | surface-wave magnitude ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong shaking felt across Crimea and surrounding regions ⓘ |
| observedPhenomenon | sea level oscillations in the Black Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of the Black Sea region ⓘ |
| recordedBy | seismological stations in Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Crimean seismic zone ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Black Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea basin
|
| time | 22:20 ⓘ |
| triggered | tsunami ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeight | up to 2 meters ⓘ |
| year | 1927 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1927 Crimean earthquake Description of subject: The 1927 Crimean earthquake was a powerful seismic event in the Black Sea region that caused significant damage across Crimea and nearby areas.
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