1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
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The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5661235 — 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: 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake Context triple: [North Anatolian Fault zone, notableEarthquake, 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake]
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A.
1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
1957 Abant earthquake
The 1957 Abant earthquake was a significant seismic event in northwestern Turkey that struck near Lake Abant, causing notable damage and casualties along the North Anatolian Fault.
- 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: 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake Target entity description: The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
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A.
1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
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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B.
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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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.
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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E.
1957 Abant earthquake
The 1957 Abant earthquake was a significant seismic event in northwestern Turkey that struck near Lake Abant, causing notable damage and casualties along the North Anatolian Fault.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks over subsequent months ⓘ |
| buildingDamage | collapse of many masonry and adobe structures ⓘ |
| casualties | approximately 86 deaths ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| damage | severe structural damage in affected areas ⓘ |
| date | 1967-07-22 ⓘ |
| day | 22 ⓘ |
| disasterType | seismic event ⓘ |
| epicenterCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | Bolu Province ⓘ |
| fault |
North Anatolian Fault
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| followedBy | 1968 Bartın earthquake ⓘ |
| injuries | over 300 injuries ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| inTurkeySeismicHistory | one of the major 20th-century earthquakes on the North Anatolian Fault ⓘ |
| location |
Mudurnu Valley
ⓘ
northwestern Turkey ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.1 ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to understanding of progressive westward rupture on the North Anatolian Fault ⓘ |
| occurredOnFaultSystem |
North Anatolian Fault system
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| partOfSequence |
20th-century North Anatolian Fault earthquake sequence
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| plateBoundary |
Anatolian Plate–Eurasian Plate boundary
ⓘ
linked to:
Anatolian Plate
|
| precededBy | 1966 Varto earthquake ⓘ |
| primaryCause | strike-slip movement on the North Anatolian Fault ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Adapazarı
ⓘ
Bolu ⓘ
linked to:
Bolu Province
Sakarya Province ⓘ |
| rupturedSegmentOf |
North Anatolian Fault
ⓘ
linked to:
North Anatolian Fault zone
|
| ruptureLength | approximately 80 km ⓘ |
| slipType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| surfaceRupture | observed along the fault trace ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| time | 18:57 local time ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+02:00 ⓘ |
| triggeredLandslides | yes ⓘ |
| year | 1967 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake Description of subject: The 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake was a major and destructive seismic event in northwestern Turkey that ruptured a segment of the North Anatolian Fault, causing significant damage and casualties.
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