Mislocation of mexican earthquakes as reported in international bulletins
Comparison of locations of earthquakes determined from fietd seismogiaphs or from special studies with those reported in PDE and ISC bulletins suggests that shallow coastal earthquakes in Mexico are systematically mislocated in these bulletins. In general the epicenters are shifted about 35 km towar...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1985 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Geofísica Internacional |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/1018 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/1018 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Temblores Sismógrafos Epicentros Localización epicentral Earthquakes Seismographs Epicenters Epicentral location México |
| Sumario: | Comparison of locations of earthquakes determined from fietd seismogiaphs or from special studies with those reported in PDE and ISC bulletins suggests that shallow coastal earthquakes in Mexico are systematically mislocated in these bulletins. In general the epicenters are shifted about 35 km towards N 35°- 45°E. ISC, more often than PDE, reports depths based on depth phases. These depths, although slightly greater than the depths estimated from synthetic modeling or field data, are more accurate than the PDE depths. However, there is little to choose between the two bulletins as far as epicentral locations are concerned. A modest increase in the number of Mexican stations sending readings to PDE and ISC appears to improve the locations by about 10 km or so. The mislocations are most probably due to higher velocity of the Cocos plate below Mexico. The systematic mislocation should be taken into account in the use of PDE and ISC bulletins. |
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