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Mexico lies within two seismically active earthquake zones. The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific plate and the North American plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos plate is subducting under the North ...
At least 1.6 million people in Mexico were affected by the earthquake which resulted in localized severe damage. The earthquake occurred on the anniversary of the 2017 Chiapas earthquake which measured M w 8.2. [4] It was also the largest earthquake in Mexico since the 2020 Oaxaca earthquake. [5]
The government of Mexico City sponsored the placement of accelerometers throughout the city in 1987, allowing data to be obtained on ground movements in the area. With the support of the local government, CIRES developed Mexico City's earthquake alert system, which began operating with 12 sensors in 1991 and has been publicly available since ...
A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the ...
The damage was surprisingly limited for an earthquake that U.S. authorities said had a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale. Is Sept. 19 cursed in Mexico? There have now been three major ...
The 2011 Zumpango earthquake occurred at 19:47 local time on 10 December with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).Its epicenter was located in the city Zumpango, Guerrero, [2] roughly equidistant between the metropolitan areas of Mexico City and Acapulco.
The most recent event in the same region as the 2020 earthquakes was the 2018 Oaxaca earthquake, which struck 225 km to the northwest. [2] 6-year catalog of seismicity states that Oaxaca had had over 14,000 earthquakes near or in the region since 1995. The reason is that Oaxaca is in a region with many shallow subduction angles. 25 percent of ...