Calico–Hidalgo fault zone
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The Calico–Hidalgo fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calico–Hidalgo fault zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12854219 — 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: Calico–Hidalgo fault zone Context triple: [Eastern California Shear Zone, hasPart, Calico–Hidalgo fault zone]
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Elsinore Fault Zone
The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
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San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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C.
Laguna Salada Fault
The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
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D.
Coyote Creek Fault
The Coyote Creek Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and is known for generating significant earthquakes.
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E.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
- 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: Calico–Hidalgo fault zone Target entity description: The Calico–Hidalgo fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
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A.
Elsinore Fault Zone
The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.
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B.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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C.
Laguna Salada Fault
The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
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D.
Coyote Creek Fault
The Coyote Creek Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and is known for generating significant earthquakes.
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E.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
seismogenic structure ⓘ strike-slip fault zone ⓘ |
| accommodates | part of the right-lateral shear between the Pacific and North American plates ⓘ |
| activity | active fault zone in the Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
distributed shear in the Mojave Desert
ⓘ
intraplate deformation of the North American Plate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deformationStyle | brittle crustal faulting ⓘ |
| discipline |
seismology
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ |
| faultSystemType | continental strike-slip system ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Basin and Range–Mojave transition zone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
en echelon fault segments
ⓘ
linear valleys and scarps ⓘ multiple fault strands ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
landscape evolution of the Mojave Desert
ⓘ
regional seismic risk in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| kinematics | right-lateral horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Mojave Desert ⓘ Southern California ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mechanism | shear localization in the upper crust ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Calico Mountains
ⓘ
Hidalgo Mountain area ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern California shear zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern California Shear Zone
Mojave Desert fault system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | secondary plate-boundary fault system ⓘ |
| region |
Southwestern United States
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| relatedTo |
Camp Rock fault
ⓘ
Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone ⓘ San Andreas Fault system ⓘ
linked to:
San Andreas Fault
|
| slipSense | dextral ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
seismologists
ⓘ
structural geologists ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess | continental transform motion ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North America plate motion away from the main San Andreas Fault trace ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary region between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cenozoic tectonic activity ⓘ |
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Subject: Calico–Hidalgo fault zone Description of subject: The Calico–Hidalgo fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
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