1641 Caracas earthquake
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The 1641 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the city of Caracas in colonial Venezuela, causing widespread destruction and prompting major reconstruction efforts.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1641 Caracas earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12590344 — 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: 1641 Caracas earthquake Context triple: [Caracas Cathedral, rebuiltAfter, 1641 Caracas 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.
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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: 1641 Caracas earthquake Target entity description: The 1641 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the city of Caracas in colonial Venezuela, causing widespread destruction and prompting major reconstruction efforts.
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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.
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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.