Triple

T9200591
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence E220827 entity
Predicate partOf P40 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.
E220827 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]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.