Lavic Lake fault
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The Lavic Lake fault is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for rupturing in the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavic Lake fault canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12854226 — 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: Lavic Lake fault Context triple: [Eastern California Shear Zone, hasPart, Lavic Lake fault]
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A.
Little Lake fault zone
The Little Lake fault zone is a significant right-lateral strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
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B.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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C.
Johnson Valley fault
The Johnson Valley fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for its role in regional seismic activity.
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D.
Teton fault
The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
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E.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
- 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: Lavic Lake fault Target entity description: The Lavic Lake fault is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for rupturing in the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake.
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A.
Little Lake fault zone
The Little Lake fault zone is a significant right-lateral strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
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B.
Greendale Fault
The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.
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C.
Johnson Valley fault
The Johnson Valley fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for its role in regional seismic activity.
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D.
Teton fault
The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
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E.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
right-lateral fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| associatedWithEarthquake | 1999 Hector Mine earthquake ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| displacementType | horizontal ⓘ |
| earthquakeMagnitude | 1999 Hector Mine earthquake ~7.1 Mw ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceRupture | true ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| linkedTo | nearby faults of the Eastern California Shear Zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| movementSense | right-lateral ⓘ |
| near |
Hector Mine area
ⓘ
linked to:
Hector Mine
Lavic Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base ⓘ
linked to:
29 Palms Marine Base
|
| notableEvent | surface rupture during 1999 Hector Mine earthquake ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern California Shear Zone ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North America relative motion ⓘ |
| region |
Inland Southern California
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California
|
| rupturedIn | 1999 Hector Mine earthquake ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | approximately 40 km (Hector Mine 1999) ⓘ |
| ruptureYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| seismogenic | true ⓘ |
| slipType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific–North America plate boundary region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lavic Lake fault Description of subject: The Lavic Lake fault is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, known for rupturing in the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.