1915 Avezzano earthquake
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The 1915 Avezzano earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.0 seismic event in central Italy that destroyed numerous towns in the Marsica region and caused tens of thousands of deaths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1915 Avezzano earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6183607 — 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: 1915 Avezzano earthquake Context triple: [Pescina, sufferedEvent, 1915 Avezzano earthquake]
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A.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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B.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
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C.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
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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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.
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.
- 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: 1915 Avezzano earthquake Target entity description: The 1915 Avezzano earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.0 seismic event in central Italy that destroyed numerous towns in the Marsica region and caused tens of thousands of deaths.
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A.
1908 Messina earthquake
The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
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B.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
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C.
1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Apennine Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Apennines
Fucino Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Fucino plain
Liri Valley ⓘ Marsica region ⓘ
linked to:
Marsica
Naples ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks over following months ⓘ |
| casualties |
approximately 30000 deaths
ⓘ
tens of thousands of deaths ⓘ |
| caused |
ground ruptures
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ liquefaction ⓘ railway damage ⓘ road destruction ⓘ telegraph line disruption ⓘ widespread building collapse ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual remembrance ceremonies in Avezzano ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1915-01-13 ⓘ |
| day | 13 ⓘ |
| depth | 15 km ⓘ |
| destroyedCity | Avezzano ⓘ |
| epicenter | Avezzano ⓘ |
| faultType | normal fault ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in Italian seismic building regulations
ⓘ
increased study of Apennine seismic risk ⓘ |
| injuries | thousands of injuries ⓘ |
| intensityScale |
Mercalli intensity scale
ⓘ
linked to:
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
|
| location |
Abruzzo
ⓘ
Marsica ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.0 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | XI ⓘ |
| memorials | monuments in Avezzano ⓘ |
| month | January ⓘ |
| notableFor |
destruction of Avezzano and surrounding towns
ⓘ
one of the deadliest earthquakes in Italian history ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of Italy ⓘ |
| response |
Italian Army rescue operations
ⓘ
national relief efforts ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Apennine extensional regime ⓘ |
| time | 07:52:42 ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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