1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
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The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5661232 — 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: 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake Context triple: [North Anatolian Fault zone, notableEarthquake, 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake]
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A.
1939 Erzincan earthquake
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8–8.0 seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused tens of thousands of deaths and marked one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country’s history.
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B.
1988 Spitak earthquake
The 1988 Spitak earthquake was a devastating seismic event in northern Armenia that caused massive destruction and loss of life, particularly in the cities of Spitak, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
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C.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
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D.
526 Antioch earthquake
The 526 Antioch earthquake was a devastating seismic disaster that struck the city of Antioch (in modern-day Turkey/Syria), killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction.
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E.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
- 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: 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake Target entity description: The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.
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A.
1939 Erzincan earthquake
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8–8.0 seismic event in eastern Turkey that caused tens of thousands of deaths and marked one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country’s history.
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B.
1988 Spitak earthquake
The 1988 Spitak earthquake was a devastating seismic event in northern Armenia that caused massive destruction and loss of life, particularly in the cities of Spitak, Gyumri, and Vanadzor.
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C.
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake was a powerful seismic event that devastated much of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, leading to widespread destruction and a massive Soviet-era reconstruction of the city.
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D.
526 Antioch earthquake
The 526 Antioch earthquake was a devastating seismic disaster that struck the city of Antioch (in modern-day Turkey/Syria), killing hundreds of thousands of people and causing widespread destruction.
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E.
1963 Skopje earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck the capital of present-day North Macedonia, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting a major international reconstruction effort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedProvince |
Amasya Province
ⓘ
Kastamonu Province ⓘ Samsun Province ⓘ Tokat Province ⓘ Çankırı Province ⓘ Çorum Province ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks over subsequent months ⓘ |
| buildingPerformance | widespread collapse of unreinforced masonry structures ⓘ |
| casualties | about 4,000 deaths ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Republic of Turkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Turkey
|
| damage |
extensive building destruction
ⓘ
severe damage in Ladik ⓘ severe damage in Tosya ⓘ |
| date | 1943-11-26 ⓘ |
| epicentralRegion | between Tosya and Ladik ⓘ |
| fault |
North Anatolian Fault
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| followedBy | 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake ⓘ |
| hazardType | seismic hazard ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| homeless | tens of thousands of people ⓘ |
| impact | long-term disruption of local infrastructure ⓘ |
| injured | more than 5,000 people ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| location |
North Anatolian Fault
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
northern Turkey ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.6 ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumDisplacement | several meters ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | X ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive destruction in northern Turkey
ⓘ
high death toll ⓘ rupturing a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | about 280 km ⓘ |
| sequence |
North Anatolian Fault earthquake sequence
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| surfaceRupture | right-lateral strike-slip displacement ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| time | 22:20 local time ⓘ |
| timeZone | EET ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | tectonic stress along the North Anatolian Fault ⓘ |
| type | strike-slip earthquake ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake Description of subject: The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake was a powerful and destructive seismic event in northern Turkey that ruptured a major segment of the North Anatolian Fault and caused extensive damage and loss of life.
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