Calaveras Fault
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The Calaveras Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in central California that forms part of the San Andreas Fault system and is known for producing frequent small to moderate earthquakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calaveras Fault canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8805808 — 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: Calaveras Fault Context triple: [Hollister, locatedOnGeologicalFeature, Calaveras Fault]
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A.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
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B.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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C.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
- 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: Calaveras Fault Target entity description: The Calaveras Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in central California that forms part of the San Andreas Fault system and is known for producing frequent small to moderate earthquakes.
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A.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
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B.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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C.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| affects | infrastructure in central California ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary-active fault ⓘ |
| associatedWith | creep ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Santa Clara Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern San Francisco Bay region ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | strike-slip tectonics ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| earthquakeRecurrence | frequent small events ⓘ |
| faultSystemRole | major branch of the San Andreas system ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | Diablo Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | California Coast Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
central Calaveras Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Calaveras Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Calaveras Fault ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| includedIn | USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent small earthquakes
ⓘ
moderate earthquakes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
central California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumMagnitudeEstimate | approximately 7.0 moment magnitude ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Northern California Seismic Network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Anderson Reservoir
NERFINISHED
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Calaveras Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayward Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Hayward Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alameda County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contra Costa County NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Clara County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryBetween |
North American Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coast Ranges of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskTo |
communities along the Diablo Range front
ⓘ
urban areas of the South Bay ⓘ |
| seismicHazardTo |
San Francisco Bay Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Clara Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seismotectonicRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North America plate motion ⓘ |
| slipSense | dextral ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary ⓘ |
| trend | northwest-southeast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calaveras Fault Description of subject: The Calaveras Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in central California that forms part of the San Andreas Fault system and is known for producing frequent small to moderate earthquakes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.