Hayward Fault
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hayward Fault canonical | 13 |
| Hayward Fault zone | 1 |
| Hayward–Rodgers Creek fault zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T808713 — 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: Hayward Fault Context triple: [California Memorial Stadium, builtNear, Hayward Fault]
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A.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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B.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
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C.
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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D.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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E.
Nootka Fault
Nootka Fault is a major transform fault off the coast of British Columbia that separates segments of the Explorer Plate and plays a key role in the tectonics of the Cascadia subduction zone.
- 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: Hayward Fault Target entity description: 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.
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A.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.
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B.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
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C.
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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D.
San Jacinto Fault Zone
The San Jacinto Fault Zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates a significant portion of the region’s tectonic motion and poses substantial earthquake hazard.
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E.
Nootka Fault
Nootka Fault is a major transform fault off the coast of British Columbia that separates segments of the Explorer Plate and plays a key role in the tectonics of the Cascadia subduction zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
right-lateral fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| causes |
ground rupture
ⓘ
surface creep ⓘ |
| cityMostAtRisk |
Berkeley, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley
Fremont, California ⓘ
linked to:
Fremont
Hayward, California ⓘ
linked to:
Hayward
Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
|
| connectedTo | Rodgers Creek Fault ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hazardTo | critical infrastructure in the East Bay ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake
ⓘ
surface fault rupture ⓘ |
| includedIn | USGS National Seismic Hazard Model ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high seismic hazard
ⓘ
potential to generate powerful earthquakes ⓘ |
| lastMajorEarthquakeMagnitudeApprox | 6.8–7.0 ⓘ |
| lastMajorEarthquakeName | 1868 Hayward earthquake ⓘ |
| lastMajorEarthquakeYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | ~119 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern California
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
California Geological Survey
ⓘ
linked to:
California Department of Conservation
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| near | San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1868 Hayward earthquake ⓘ |
| observedPhenomenon | aseismic creep ⓘ |
| orientationGeneral | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| parallelTo | San Andreas Fault ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Andreas Fault system
ⓘ
linked to:
San Andreas Fault
|
| passesUnder |
California Memorial Stadium
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley campus ⓘ
linked to:
UC Berkeley campus
|
| plateOnEastSide | North American Plate ⓘ |
| plateOnWestSide | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| recurrenceIntervalEstimateYears | ~140 ⓘ |
| regionPopulationExposed | millions of people ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Berkeley, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley
East Bay ⓘ Fremont, California ⓘ
linked to:
Fremont
Hayward, California ⓘ
linked to:
Hayward
Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
San Leandro, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Leandro
Union City, California ⓘ |
| segmentOf |
Hayward–Rodgers Creek fault zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayward Fault
|
| seismicRiskLevel | high ⓘ |
| slipRateApproxMmPerYear | ~9 ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hayward Fault Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.