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Revista Geográfica de América Central
versión On-line ISSN 2215-2563versión impresa ISSN 1011-484X
Resumen
COTILLA-RODRIGUEZ, Mario Octavio; CORDOBA-BARBA, Diego y NUNEZ-CORNU, Francisco Javier. Seismotectonics characterization of Mexico. Rev. Geog. Amer. Central [online]. 2019, n.63, pp.86-122. ISSN 2215-2563. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rgac.63-2.4.
Mexico is an active Seismotectonic Region in the most part of North American continental plate and has 2 types of seismicity (interplate and intraplate). There are in the hierarchical structure 3 Seismotectonic Provinces (North Western, Western and Eastern Centre). Inside they exist 11 Seismotectonic Units where the Seismogenic Zones are defined. The last mentioned are segmented. Western Province has the highest level and where the contact of the converging plates take place.
Palabras clave : Active zones; Mexico; seismic hazard; seismotectonic.