Triple
T9200591
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence |
E220827
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entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Canterbury earthquakes
The Canterbury earthquakes were a devastating series of major and damaging earthquakes that struck New Zealand’s Canterbury region, including Christchurch, between 2010 and 2012, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
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E220827
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Canterbury earthquakes | Statement: [2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence, partOf, Canterbury earthquakes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canterbury earthquakes Context triple: [2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence, partOf, Canterbury earthquakes]
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A.
2010 Canterbury earthquake
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island near Christchurch, causing widespread damage but no direct fatalities.
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B.
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake was a devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand’s North Island, killing over 250 people and reshaping the cities of Napier and Hastings through widespread destruction and subsequent Art Deco–style reconstruction.
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C.
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence was a series of powerful and destructive earthquakes in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, centered on and around Christchurch, causing widespread damage, loss of life, and long-term impacts on infrastructure and communities.
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D.
2016 Kaikōura earthquake
The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.8 quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island, causing widespread ground deformation, landslides, and infrastructure damage across the Kaikōura region and beyond.
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E.
1960 Valdivia earthquake
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 megathrust event that devastated southern Chile and triggered tsunamis across the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Canterbury earthquakes Triple: [2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence, partOf, Canterbury earthquakes]
Generated description
The Canterbury earthquakes were a devastating series of major and damaging earthquakes that struck New Zealand’s Canterbury region, including Christchurch, between 2010 and 2012, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canterbury earthquakes Target entity description: The Canterbury earthquakes were a devastating series of major and damaging earthquakes that struck New Zealand’s Canterbury region, including Christchurch, between 2010 and 2012, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.
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A.
2010 Canterbury earthquake
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island near Christchurch, causing widespread damage but no direct fatalities.
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B.
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake was a devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand’s North Island, killing over 250 people and reshaping the cities of Napier and Hastings through widespread destruction and subsequent Art Deco–style reconstruction.
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C.
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
chosen
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence was a series of powerful and destructive earthquakes in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, centered on and around Christchurch, causing widespread damage, loss of life, and long-term impacts on infrastructure and communities.
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D.
2016 Kaikōura earthquake
The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.8 quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island, causing widespread ground deformation, landslides, and infrastructure damage across the Kaikōura region and beyond.
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E.
1960 Valdivia earthquake
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 megathrust event that devastated southern Chile and triggered tsunamis across the Pacific.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83e8e9248190862cf3e41693b310 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccd9429b448190a078e9cdfedd4918 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d05c451210819091188151d799e4cb |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d05dbbe0d08190a15107c17948167f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d05e34ae6881908172770c6097a5e5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:25 p.m.