1970 Ancash earthquake
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The 1970 Ancash earthquake was a devastating undersea quake off the coast of Peru that triggered massive landslides and avalanches, killing tens of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction in the Ancash region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1970 Ancash earthquake canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17284048 — 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: 1970 Ancash earthquake Context triple: [1970 Ancash earthquake avalanche, causedBy, 1970 Ancash earthquake]
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A.
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Peru that destroyed much of Lima and the port of Callao and triggered a deadly tsunami, profoundly reshaping the region’s urban and architectural landscape.
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B.
1949 Ambato earthquake
The 1949 Ambato earthquake was a devastating seismic event in central Ecuador that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life, particularly in the city of Ambato.
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C.
1941 Guerrero earthquake
The 1941 Guerrero earthquake was a significant seismic event that struck the Mexican state of Guerrero, contributing to the region’s history of major earthquakes along the Pacific coast.
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D.
1977 San Juan earthquake
The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Juan Province of western Argentina on November 23, 1977, causing significant damage and loss of life.
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E.
1979 Petatlán earthquake
The 1979 Petatlán earthquake was a powerful seismic event that struck near Petatlán on Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing significant damage and casualties in the Guerrero 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: 1970 Ancash earthquake Target entity description: The 1970 Ancash earthquake was a devastating undersea quake off the coast of Peru that triggered massive landslides and avalanches, killing tens of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction in the Ancash region.
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A.
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Peru that destroyed much of Lima and the port of Callao and triggered a deadly tsunami, profoundly reshaping the region’s urban and architectural landscape.
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B.
1949 Ambato earthquake
The 1949 Ambato earthquake was a devastating seismic event in central Ecuador that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life, particularly in the city of Ambato.
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C.
1941 Guerrero earthquake
The 1941 Guerrero earthquake was a significant seismic event that struck the Mexican state of Guerrero, contributing to the region’s history of major earthquakes along the Pacific coast.
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D.
1977 San Juan earthquake
The 1977 San Juan earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event that struck the San Juan Province of western Argentina on November 23, 1977, causing significant damage and loss of life.
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E.
1979 Petatlán earthquake
The 1979 Petatlán earthquake was a powerful seismic event that struck near Petatlán on Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing significant damage and casualties in the Guerrero region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.