2016 Ecuador earthquake
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The 2016 Ecuador earthquake was a powerful 7.8-magnitude seismic event that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on April 16, 2016, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2016 Ecuador earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10294433 — 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: 2016 Ecuador earthquake Context triple: [Portoviejo, sufferedEvent, 2016 Ecuador earthquake]
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A.
1812 Caracas earthquake
The 1812 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Venezuela that caused massive destruction and loss of life, profoundly destabilizing the region’s early independence movement.
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B.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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C.
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Peru that destroyed much of Lima and the port of Callao and triggered a deadly tsunami, profoundly reshaping the region’s urban and architectural landscape.
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D.
1941 Guerrero earthquake
The 1941 Guerrero earthquake was a significant seismic event that struck the Mexican state of Guerrero, contributing to the region’s history of major earthquakes along the Pacific coast.
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E.
Managua earthquake of 1972
The Managua earthquake of 1972 was a devastating seismic disaster that destroyed much of Nicaragua’s capital, killed thousands, and intensified public outrage against the ruling Somoza regime.
- 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: 2016 Ecuador earthquake Target entity description: The 2016 Ecuador earthquake was a powerful 7.8-magnitude seismic event that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on April 16, 2016, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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A.
1812 Caracas earthquake
The 1812 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Venezuela that caused massive destruction and loss of life, profoundly destabilizing the region’s early independence movement.
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B.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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C.
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Peru that destroyed much of Lima and the port of Callao and triggered a deadly tsunami, profoundly reshaping the region’s urban and architectural landscape.
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D.
1941 Guerrero earthquake
The 1941 Guerrero earthquake was a significant seismic event that struck the Mexican state of Guerrero, contributing to the region’s history of major earthquakes along the Pacific coast.
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E.
Managua earthquake of 1972
The Managua earthquake of 1972 was a devastating seismic disaster that destroyed much of Nicaragua’s capital, killed thousands, and intensified public outrage against the ruling Somoza regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedCountry | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocksCount | hundreds ⓘ |
| buildingsDamagedOrDestroyed | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| casualtiesDeaths | over 650 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | over 16,000 ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| date | 2016-04-16 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| depth | about 20 km ⓘ |
| economicLosses | several billion US dollars ⓘ |
| emergencyDeclaredBy | Government of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergencyType | state of emergency ⓘ |
| epicenterNear | Pedernales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicenterProvince | Manabí Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | megathrust fault ⓘ |
| internationalAidFrom |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalAidReceived | yes ⓘ |
| largestAftershockMagnitude | 6.8 Mw ⓘ |
| localTime | 18:58 ⓘ |
| location | Pacific coast of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.8 Mw ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| partOf | seismic activity along the Nazca–South America plate boundary ⓘ |
| peopleDisplaced | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | Rafael Correa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Ecuadorian Geophysical Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stronglyAffectedCity |
Bahía de Caráquez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedernales NERFINISHED ⓘ Portoviejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stronglyAffectedProvince |
Esmeraldas Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guayas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Ríos Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Manabí Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Elena Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| tsunamiGenerated | yes ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeight | up to about 0.8 m on Ecuador coast ⓘ |
| utcTime | 23:58 ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2016 Ecuador earthquake Description of subject: The 2016 Ecuador earthquake was a powerful 7.8-magnitude seismic event that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on April 16, 2016, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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