1946 Vancouver Island earthquake
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The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 intraplate earthquake that struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia, causing significant damage and one of the strongest recorded seismic events in Canadian history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake Context triple: [1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake, precededBy, 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake]
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A.
1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake
The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake was a powerful magnitude 8.1 megathrust event off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, that ranks among the largest recorded earthquakes in North America.
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B.
2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake was a powerful undersea earthquake off the northwest coast of Hawaiʻi Island that caused widespread structural damage and power outages across the Hawaiian Islands.
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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.
1707 Hoei earthquake
The 1707 Hoei earthquake was a massive megathrust earthquake off southwestern Japan that triggered widespread destruction and a large tsunami, and is one of the most powerful earthquakes in Japanese history.
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E.
1960 Valdivia earthquake
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 megathrust event that devastated southern Chile and triggered tsunamis across the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake Target entity description: The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 intraplate earthquake that struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia, causing significant damage and one of the strongest recorded seismic events in Canadian history.
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A.
1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake
The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake was a powerful magnitude 8.1 megathrust event off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, that ranks among the largest recorded earthquakes in North America.
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B.
2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake was a powerful undersea earthquake off the northwest coast of Hawaiʻi Island that caused widespread structural damage and power outages across the Hawaiian Islands.
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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.
1707 Hoei earthquake
The 1707 Hoei earthquake was a massive megathrust earthquake off southwestern Japan that triggered widespread destruction and a large tsunami, and is one of the most powerful earthquakes in Japanese history.
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E.
1960 Valdivia earthquake
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5 megathrust event that devastated southern Chile and triggered tsunamis across the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
intraplate earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
British Columbia mainland
ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia
Vancouver Island ⓘ Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| casualties | 1 fatality ⓘ |
| caused |
chimney collapses
ⓘ
ground cracking ⓘ landslides ⓘ structural damage on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| damageCost | millions of 1946 Canadian dollars (approximate) ⓘ |
| damaged |
buildings in Courtenay
ⓘ
buildings in Cumberland ⓘ buildings in Port Alberni ⓘ infrastructure on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| date | 1946-06-23 ⓘ |
| depth | shallow-focus ⓘ |
| epicenterCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | central Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ northwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern United States
|
| hasAftershocks | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | prompted increased study of intraplate seismic hazards in western Canada ⓘ |
| injuries | multiple injuries ⓘ |
| location |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.3 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest recorded earthquakes in Canadian history
ⓘ
being the largest onshore earthquake instrumentally recorded in Canada at the time ⓘ |
| occurredInTimeZone | PST ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| plate | North American Plate ⓘ |
| recordedBy | seismographs worldwide ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate ⓘ |
| triggered | local tsunamis or seiches in some inlets and lakes ⓘ |
| typeOfFaulting | crustal faulting within the North American Plate ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake Description of subject: The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.3 intraplate earthquake that struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia, causing significant damage and one of the strongest recorded seismic events in Canadian history.
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