2020 İzmir earthquake
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The 2020 İzmir earthquake was a powerful and deadly seismic event that struck the Aegean Sea region near the Turkish city of İzmir, causing widespread building collapses and significant casualties in western Turkey and parts of Greece.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2020 İzmir earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12628680 — 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: 2020 İzmir earthquake Context triple: [Anatolian Plate, associatedWith, 2020 İzmir earthquake]
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A.
1999 Düzce earthquake
The 1999 Düzce earthquake was a powerful and deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey, causing extensive destruction and loss of life just months after the devastating İzmit earthquake.
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B.
1999 İzmit earthquake
The 1999 İzmit earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.6 quake in northwestern Turkey that caused massive destruction and loss of life, and highlighted the seismic risk along the North Anatolian Fault.
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C.
1992 Erzincan earthquake
The 1992 Erzincan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused significant loss of life and damage, highlighting the seismic risk along the North Anatolian Fault.
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D.
1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake
The 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a long segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.
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E.
1939 Erzincan earthquake
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8–8.0 seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused tens of thousands of deaths and marked one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country’s history.
- 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: 2020 İzmir earthquake Target entity description: The 2020 İzmir earthquake was a powerful and deadly seismic event that struck the Aegean Sea region near the Turkish city of İzmir, causing widespread building collapses and significant casualties in western Turkey and parts of Greece.
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A.
1999 Düzce earthquake
The 1999 Düzce earthquake was a powerful and deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey, causing extensive destruction and loss of life just months after the devastating İzmit earthquake.
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B.
1999 İzmit earthquake
The 1999 İzmit earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.6 quake in northwestern Turkey that caused massive destruction and loss of life, and highlighted the seismic risk along the North Anatolian Fault.
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C.
1992 Erzincan earthquake
The 1992 Erzincan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused significant loss of life and damage, highlighting the seismic risk along the North Anatolian Fault.
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D.
1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake
The 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a long segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.
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E.
1939 Erzincan earthquake
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8–8.0 seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused tens of thousands of deaths and marked one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country’s history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.