1976 Moro Gulf earthquake
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The 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake was a powerful undersea quake in the Philippines that triggered a devastating tsunami, causing thousands of deaths and widespread destruction in Mindanao and nearby regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake canonical | 1 |
| 1976 Moro Gulf tsunami | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11901935 — 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: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake Context triple: [Moro Gulf, notableEarthquake, 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake]
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A.
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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B.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
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C.
1977 San Juan earthquake
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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D.
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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E.
2017 Leyte earthquake
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.
- 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: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake Target entity description: The 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake was a powerful undersea quake in the Philippines that triggered a devastating tsunami, causing thousands of deaths and widespread destruction in Mindanao and nearby regions.
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A.
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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B.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
-
C.
1977 San Juan earthquake
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.
-
D.
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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E.
2017 Leyte earthquake
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1976 Moro Gulf tsunami