Elsinore Fault Zone
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The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elsinore Fault Zone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9970814 — 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: Elsinore Fault Zone Context triple: [Pacific–North American plate boundary system, hasPart, Elsinore Fault Zone]
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A.
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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B.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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E.
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.
- 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: Elsinore Fault Zone Target entity description: The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
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A.
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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B.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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C.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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D.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault zone
ⓘ
geologic fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| accommodatesPlateMotionOf |
North American Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | earthquakes in Southern California ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | brittle crustal deformation ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| earthquakePotential | large damaging earthquakes ⓘ |
| faultSlipSense | dextral ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip fault system ⓘ |
| formedIn | Cenozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | California Borderland and Peninsular Ranges region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardTo | Southern California population centers ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 180 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
California Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Elsinore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Orange County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riverside County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-trending fault system ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
San Andreas Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Jacinto Fault Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific–North American plate boundary zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andreas fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Lake Elsinore, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North American relative motion ⓘ |
| region | Peninsular Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskType | seismic risk ⓘ |
| segment |
Coyote Mountain segment
ⓘ
Glen Ivy North segment NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Ivy South segment ⓘ Julian segment ⓘ Temecula segment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seismicHazard | significant ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| tectonicSetting | boundary between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ |
| trend | northwest-southeast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elsinore Fault Zone Description of subject: The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.