526 Antioch earthquake
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The 526 Antioch earthquake was a devastating seismic disaster that struck the city of Antioch (in modern-day Turkey/Syria), killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction.
All labels observed (1)
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| 526 Antioch earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 526 Antioch earthquake Context triple: [Antioch on the Orontes, notableEarthquake, 526 Antioch earthquake]
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A.
1927 Crimean earthquake
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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B.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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C.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
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D.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
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E.
1707 Hoei earthquake
The 1707 Hoei earthquake was a massive megathrust earthquake off southwestern Japan that triggered widespread destruction and a large tsunami, and is one of the most powerful earthquakes in Japanese 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: 526 Antioch earthquake Target entity description: The 526 Antioch earthquake was a devastating seismic disaster that struck the city of Antioch (in modern-day Turkey/Syria), killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction.
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A.
1927 Crimean earthquake
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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B.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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C.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
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D.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
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E.
1707 Hoei earthquake
The 1707 Hoei earthquake was a massive megathrust earthquake off southwestern Japan that triggered widespread destruction and a large tsunami, and is one of the most powerful earthquakes in Japanese history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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historical event ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ |
| affectedRegion | Antioch and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| aftershockActivity | numerous aftershocks reported in historical sources ⓘ |
| associatedHazard |
building collapse
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ground shaking ⓘ urban fires ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate |
approximately 250000 deaths
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between 250000 and 300000 deaths ⓘ |
| cityAffected | Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ |
| consequence |
large part of Antioch destroyed
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long-term decline of Antioch ⓘ massive loss of life ⓘ outbreak of fires that burned for several days ⓘ religious and theological interpretations as divine punishment ⓘ social and economic disruption in the region ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| damage |
collapse of many buildings and churches
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extensive fires following the shaking ⓘ widespread destruction of Antioch ⓘ |
| date | 526-05-20 ⓘ |
| deathTollRanking | among the highest in pre-modern earthquakes ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | rebuilding efforts in Antioch under Byzantine rule ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Antioch
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Byzantine Empire ⓘ Orontes River ⓘ
surface form:
Orontes River valley
modern-day Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
modern-day Turkey
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| historicalSignificance |
major disaster of the late antique Eastern Mediterranean
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one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history ⓘ |
| magnitudeEstimate | around 7.0–7.5 ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| modernCountryContext |
Syria
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Turkey ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| notableVictims | many clergy and church officials in Antioch ⓘ |
| occurredDuringReignOf | Byzantine emperor Justin I ⓘ |
| partOf | history of earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| primarySources | accounts by late antique chroniclers ⓘ |
| reconstruction | partial rebuilding of Antioch after the disaster ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman–Sasanian frontier zone
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surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian frontier region
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| religiousContext | predominantly Christian population in Antioch ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| year | 526 ⓘ |
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Subject: 526 Antioch earthquake Description of subject: The 526 Antioch earthquake was a devastating seismic disaster that struck the city of Antioch (in modern-day Turkey/Syria), killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction.
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