1977 San Juan earthquake
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The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Juan Province of western Argentina on November 23, 1977, causing significant damage and loss of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1977 San Juan earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11217621 — 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: 1977 San Juan earthquake Context triple: [Western Argentina, hasNotableEarthquake, 1977 San Juan earthquake]
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A.
1979 Petatlán earthquake
The 1979 Petatlán earthquake was a powerful seismic event that struck near Petatlán on Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing significant damage and casualties in the Guerrero region.
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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.
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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D.
1949 Ambato earthquake
The 1949 Ambato earthquake was a devastating seismic event in central Ecuador that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life, particularly in the city of Ambato.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1977 San Juan earthquake Target entity description: The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Juan Province of western Argentina on November 23, 1977, causing significant damage and loss of life.
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A.
1979 Petatlán earthquake
The 1979 Petatlán earthquake was a powerful seismic event that struck near Petatlán on Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing significant damage and casualties in the Guerrero region.
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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.
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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D.
1949 Ambato earthquake
The 1949 Ambato earthquake was a devastating seismic event in central Ecuador that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life, particularly in the city of Ambato.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ |
| aftershocks | multiple significant aftershocks in the following days ⓘ |
| casualties | 65 deaths ⓘ |
| category |
1977 disasters in Argentina
ⓘ
1977 earthquakes ⓘ Earthquakes in Argentina ⓘ History of San Juan Province, Argentina ⓘ |
| cause | subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| countryAffected | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionAffected |
Mendoza Province
GENERATED
ⓘ
San Juan Province GENERATED ⓘ |
| damage | severe structural damage in San Juan Province ⓘ |
| date | 1977-11-23 ⓘ |
| day | 23 ⓘ |
| depth_km | 17 ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | near Caucete, San Juan Province ⓘ |
| injured | 300 ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTime | 1977-11-23T06:23 ⓘ |
| location |
San Juan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.4 ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| naturalHazardType | seismic event ⓘ |
| notableFor | high level of destruction in San Juan Province ⓘ |
| occurredOnContinent | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of the Andean region ⓘ |
| recordedBy | seismological agencies worldwide ⓘ |
| result |
building collapses
ⓘ
human casualties ⓘ infrastructure damage ⓘ |
| stronglyFeltIn |
La Rioja Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Andean convergent margin ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| type | crustal earthquake ⓘ |
| year | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1977 San Juan earthquake Description of subject: The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Juan Province of western Argentina on November 23, 1977, causing significant damage and loss of life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Argentina