Ridgecrest fault system
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The Ridgecrest fault system is a network of active strike-slip faults in the eastern California desert that produced the powerful 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ridgecrest fault system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ridgecrest fault system Context triple: [2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, rupturedFaultSystem, Ridgecrest fault system]
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A.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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B.
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.
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C.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
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D.
Wasatch Fault
The Wasatch Fault is a major active normal fault system in Utah that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated Wasatch Front region.
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E.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
- 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: Ridgecrest fault system Target entity description: The Ridgecrest fault system is a network of active strike-slip faults in the eastern California desert that produced the powerful 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence.
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A.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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B.
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.
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C.
Limagne fault
The Limagne fault is a major geological fault system in central France that forms part of the Limagne graben and helps define the tectonic setting of the Chaîne des Puys volcanic region.
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D.
Wasatch Fault
The Wasatch Fault is a major active normal fault system in Utah that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated Wasatch Front region.
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E.
Hayward Fault
The Hayward Fault is a major geologic fault in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its high seismic risk and potential to generate powerful earthquakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault system
ⓘ
geologic structure ⓘ strike-slip fault system ⓘ |
| activity | active ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2019 Ridgecrest aftershocks
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2019 Ridgecrest foreshock ⓘ 2019 Ridgecrest mainshock ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deformationType | brittle crustal deformation ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| earthquakeMechanism | strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
GPS geodesy
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InSAR observations ⓘ seismicity patterns ⓘ surface rupture mapping ⓘ |
| faultStyle | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| foreshockMagnitude | 6.4 ⓘ |
| hasComponent | multiple subparallel fault strands ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| kinematics | right-lateral shear with minor normal components ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
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eastern California ⓘ eastern California desert ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedMagnitude | 7.1 ⓘ |
| movementType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
city of Ridgecrest, California
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linked to:
Ridgecrest, California
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| notableFor | producing largest California earthquake since 1999 Hector Mine earthquake ⓘ |
| orientation | north-northwest–south-southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | intraplate faulting within plate-boundary zone ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryZone | Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary ⓘ |
| produced |
2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence
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linked to:
2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
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| proximityTo |
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
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linked to:
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
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| region |
Eastern California Shear Zone and Mojave Desert region
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linked to:
Eastern California Shear Zone
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| relatedTo |
Eastern California Shear Zone
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Garlock Fault ⓘ Owens Valley fault zone ⓘ |
| ruptureDate |
2019-07-04
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2019-07-05 ⓘ |
| seismogenicDepth | upper crust ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| studiedBy |
United States Geological Survey
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seismologists ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates right-lateral shear between Pacific and North American plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific–North America plate boundary region
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linked to:
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
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| triggered | widespread aftershock sequence in 2019 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ridgecrest fault system Description of subject: The Ridgecrest fault system is a network of active strike-slip faults in the eastern California desert that produced the powerful 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence.
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