1185 Lincoln earthquake
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The 1185 Lincoln earthquake was a significant medieval seismic event in England that caused extensive damage in the city of Lincoln and led to major reconstruction of Lincoln Cathedral.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1185 Lincoln earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T648227 — 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: 1185 Lincoln earthquake Context triple: [Lincoln Cathedral, rebuiltAfter, 1185 Lincoln earthquake]
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A.
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8 seismic event that struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and fires that nearly leveled San Francisco and became one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
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B.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes
The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes were a sequence of powerful offshore quakes near Northern California that caused significant shaking, damage, and a small tsunami along the Pacific coast.
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D.
2011 Virginia earthquake
The 2011 Virginia earthquake was a rare, moderate-magnitude intraplate earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia, that was widely felt across the U.S. East Coast and caused notable structural damage to landmarks including the Washington National Cathedral and the Washington Monument.
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E.
Mercalli
Mercalli is an Italian surname most notably associated with Giuseppe Mercalli, the volcanologist who developed the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake effects.
- 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: 1185 Lincoln earthquake Target entity description: The 1185 Lincoln earthquake was a significant medieval seismic event in England that caused extensive damage in the city of Lincoln and led to major reconstruction of Lincoln Cathedral.
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A.
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.8 seismic event that struck Northern California, causing widespread destruction and fires that nearly leveled San Francisco and became one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
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B.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
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C.
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes
The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes were a sequence of powerful offshore quakes near Northern California that caused significant shaking, damage, and a small tsunami along the Pacific coast.
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D.
2011 Virginia earthquake
The 2011 Virginia earthquake was a rare, moderate-magnitude intraplate earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia, that was widely felt across the U.S. East Coast and caused notable structural damage to landmarks including the Washington National Cathedral and the Washington Monument.
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E.
Mercalli
Mercalli is an Italian surname most notably associated with Giuseppe Mercalli, the volcanologist who developed the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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historical event ⓘ |
| affectedStructure | Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| architecturalInfluence | development of Gothic features at Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Lincoln ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| cause | tectonic activity in the British Isles ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| consequence |
architectural modifications to Lincoln Cathedral
ⓘ
collapse of parts of Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| damage | extensive damage in Lincoln ⓘ |
| effect | major reconstruction of Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime |
Plantagenet dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Plantagenet
|
| historicalCategory |
medieval earthquake
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natural disaster in England ⓘ |
| impact |
damage to buildings in Lincoln
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disruption of religious services at Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ |
| location |
Lincoln Cathedral
ⓘ
Lincoln, England ⓘ
linked to:
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
|
| monarchAtTime | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Lincoln, England
ⓘ
seismic history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| reconstructionAftermath | rebuilding of Lincoln Cathedral in new architectural style ⓘ |
| recordedIn | medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholic Church in medieval England
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Church authorities in England
|
| significance | one of the most notable medieval earthquakes in England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| year | 1185 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1185 Lincoln earthquake Description of subject: The 1185 Lincoln earthquake was a significant medieval seismic event in England that caused extensive damage in the city of Lincoln and led to major reconstruction of Lincoln Cathedral.
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