1988 Spitak earthquake
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The 1988 Spitak earthquake was a devastating seismic event in northern Armenia that caused massive destruction and loss of life, particularly in the cities of Spitak, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1988 Armenian earthquake | 4 |
| 1988 Spitak earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5471671 — 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: 1988 Spitak earthquake Context triple: [Gyumri, sufferedEvent, 1988 Spitak earthquake]
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A.
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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B.
526 Antioch earthquake
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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C.
1976 Tangshan earthquake
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.5 earthquake in northeastern China that killed hundreds of thousands of people and became one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: 1988 Spitak earthquake Target entity description: The 1988 Spitak earthquake was a devastating seismic event in northern Armenia that caused massive destruction and loss of life, particularly in the cities of Spitak, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
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A.
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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B.
526 Antioch earthquake
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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C.
1976 Tangshan earthquake
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.5 earthquake in northeastern China that killed hundreds of thousands of people and became one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Gyumri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spitak NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanadzor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRegion | Armenian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous ⓘ |
| aidFromCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ USSR allied and non-allied states ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Armenian earthquake of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingsDestroyed | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| casualtiesConcentratedIn |
Gyumri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spitak NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanadzor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | 25000–50000 deaths ⓘ |
| commemoratedAnnually | yes ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1988-12-07 ⓘ |
| deaths | about 25000 ⓘ |
| depth | 5 km ⓘ |
| epicenterNear | Spitak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| homeless | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| injuries | about 150000 ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalAidReceived | yes ⓘ |
| ledToBuildingCodeReview | yes ⓘ |
| ledToPolicyChange | improvements in Soviet disaster response ⓘ |
| localTime | 11:41 ⓘ |
| location | northern Armenia ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.8 Mw ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| mostSevereDamageCity | Spitak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAftershockDate | 1988-12-10 ⓘ |
| notableAftershockMagnitude | 5.8 ⓘ |
| plateTectonicSetting | convergent boundary between Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| republicAtTime | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| severeDamageCity | Gyumri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovietLeaderAtTime | Mikhail Gorbachev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceWaveMagnitude | 6.9 Ms ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+04:00 ⓘ |
| triggeredLandslides | yes ⓘ |
| year | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1988 Spitak earthquake Description of subject: The 1988 Spitak earthquake was a devastating seismic event in northern Armenia that caused massive destruction and loss of life, particularly in the cities of Spitak, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
Referenced by (5)
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1988 Armenian earthquake
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1988 Armenian earthquake
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1988 Armenian earthquake
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1988 Armenian earthquake