Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
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The Septentrional-Oriente fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the northern Caribbean region that accommodates tectonic motion between the North American and Caribbean plates and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T728686 — 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: Septentrional-Oriente fault zone Context triple: [Caribbean Plate, hasSeismicZone, Septentrional-Oriente fault zone]
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A.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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B.
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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C.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Septentrional-Oriente fault zone Target entity description: The Septentrional-Oriente fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the northern Caribbean region that accommodates tectonic motion between the North American and Caribbean plates and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
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A.
Heezen Fault Zone
The Heezen Fault Zone is a major undersea geological fault system named in honor of American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen, recognized for his pioneering work in mapping the ocean floor.
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B.
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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C.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plate boundary
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strike-slip fault ⓘ tectonic fault zone ⓘ transform fault ⓘ |
| accommodatesMotionBetween |
Caribbean Plate
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North American Plate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
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surface form:
Septentrional fault zone
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone ⓘ
surface form:
Septentrional-Oriente fault system
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| associatedProcess | earthquake generation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caribbean Plate boundary zone ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Cuba
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Dominican Republic ⓘ Haiti ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hazardTo |
Jamaica region
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northern Hispaniola ⓘ southern Cuba ⓘ |
| isMajorSourceOf | regional earthquakes in the northern Caribbean ⓘ |
| isParallelTo |
Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
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surface form:
Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone
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| isPartOf | northern Caribbean plate boundary fault system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Caribbean region ⓘ |
| motionType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| ocean |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| orientation | east-west ⓘ |
| partOf | boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | transform ⓘ |
| region | Greater Antilles ⓘ |
| relativePlateMotion | right-lateral ⓘ |
| riskType | tectonic earthquake risk ⓘ |
| segmentIncludes |
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oriente fault (Cuba)
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Septentrional fault (Hispaniola)
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| seismicHazard | high ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates lateral motion between North American and Caribbean plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | plate boundary zone between North American and Caribbean plates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Septentrional-Oriente fault zone Description of subject: The Septentrional-Oriente fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the northern Caribbean region that accommodates tectonic motion between the North American and Caribbean plates and is a significant source of regional earthquakes.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Motagua–Polochic fault system
this entity surface form:
Septentrional fault zone
this entity surface form:
Septentrional-Oriente fault system
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
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segmentIncludes
→
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Septentrional fault (Hispaniola)
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
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segmentIncludes
→
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Oriente fault (Cuba)
this entity surface form:
Enriquillo fault
this entity surface form:
Hispaniola fault systems
subject surface form:
Southern Cuba
this entity surface form:
Oriente fault zone
this entity surface form:
Septentrional–Oriente fault zone
this entity surface form:
Septentrional–Oriente fault zone