2017 Leyte earthquake
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The 2017 Leyte earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.5 tremor that struck Leyte in the central Philippines, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread power outages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2017 Leyte earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9795969 — 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: 2017 Leyte earthquake Context triple: [Philippine Fault System, notableEarthquake, 2017 Leyte earthquake]
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A.
2013 Bohol earthquake
The 2013 Bohol earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.2 quake that struck Bohol in the central Philippines, causing widespread destruction, significant loss of life, and severe damage to historic churches and infrastructure.
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B.
1990 Luzon earthquake
The 1990 Luzon earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.7 quake that struck northern Luzon in the Philippines, causing widespread destruction and thousands of deaths.
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C.
2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake was a powerful magnitude 8.6 megathrust earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra that caused widespread destruction and significant casualties in Indonesia.
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D.
2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami was a powerful undersea megathrust event off western Sumatra that generated a destructive tsunami, killing hundreds of people and devastating coastal communities in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia.
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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: 2017 Leyte earthquake Target entity description: The 2017 Leyte earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.5 tremor that struck Leyte in the central Philippines, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread power outages.
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A.
2013 Bohol earthquake
The 2013 Bohol earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.2 quake that struck Bohol in the central Philippines, causing widespread destruction, significant loss of life, and severe damage to historic churches and infrastructure.
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B.
1990 Luzon earthquake
The 1990 Luzon earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.7 quake that struck northern Luzon in the Philippines, causing widespread destruction and thousands of deaths.
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C.
2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake was a powerful magnitude 8.6 megathrust earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra that caused widespread destruction and significant casualties in Indonesia.
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D.
2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami was a powerful undersea megathrust event off western Sumatra that generated a destructive tsunami, killing hundreds of people and devastating coastal communities in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia.
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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 ⓘ |
| aftershocks | hundreds recorded ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ormoc earthquake (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | at least 2 deaths ⓘ |
| cause | tectonic movement along a local fault ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryCode | PH ⓘ |
| date | 2017-07-06 ⓘ |
| depth | about 6 km ⓘ |
| economicImpact | significant local economic losses ⓘ |
| emergencyResponse | local and national government mobilization ⓘ |
| epicenter | near Jaro, Leyte ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | Leyte Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Bohol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ground rupture
ⓘ
ground shaking ⓘ |
| infrastructureDamage |
bridges damaged
ⓘ
buildings damaged ⓘ roads damaged ⓘ |
| injuries | dozens injured ⓘ |
| intensityScale | PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Visayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ central Philippines ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.5 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAffectedArea |
Kananga, Leyte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ormoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VII (Very Strong) ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
disruption of transportation and communication services
ⓘ
temporary shutdown of power plants in Leyte ⓘ |
| partOf | seismic activity in the Philippine archipelago ⓘ |
| powerOutage |
affected parts of Eastern Visayas
ⓘ
widespread in Leyte ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
PHIVOLCS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCode | Region VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subductionZoneContext | Philippine Sea Plate – Sunda Plate interaction ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Philippine Fault system region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| triggered | landslides in affected areas ⓘ |
| year | 2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2017 Leyte earthquake Description of subject: The 2017 Leyte earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.5 tremor that struck Leyte in the central Philippines, causing significant damage, casualties, and widespread power outages.
Referenced by (1)
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