Seismotectonic characterization of Mexico
Mexico is an active seismotectonic region mainly sitting on the continental plate of North America and has two types of seismicity: interplate and interior plate. The hierarchical structure embraces 3 seismotectonic provinces (north-western, western and central-eastern), comprised of 11 se...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/11991 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/11991 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mexico; seismic hazard; seismotectonics; active zones México; peligrosidad sísmica; sismotectónica; zonas activas. |
| Sumario: | Mexico is an active seismotectonic region mainly sitting on the continental plate of North America and has two types of seismicity: interplate and interior plate. The hierarchical structure embraces 3 seismotectonic provinces (north-western, western and central-eastern), comprised of 11 seismotectonic units wherein seismogenetic zones are located. The latter are segmented. The western province shows the highest level of seismicity and is the area where convergent plates make contact. |
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