Strong earthquakes (magnitude≥ 7) occur worldwide affecting different cities and countries
while causing great human, ecological and economic losses. The ability to forecast strong …

The Jalisco region of western Mexico is the locus of interaction among the North America,
Cocos, and Rivera plates, giving rise to the Jalisco block. This region is one of the most …

México es una Región Sismotectónica activa, mayoritariamente en la placa continental de
Norteamérica y tiene los 2 tipos de sismicidad (entreplacas y de interior de placa). La …

Abstract The Tres Marías archipelago in the central Mexican Pacific is a protected area that
has a complex geological history due to its tectonic setting. This study describes an …

Geological evidence of megathrust earthquakes along the Mexican Pacific coast relies
predominantly on tsunami deposits. Records of coseismic relative sea-level changes are …

The AD 1563 Puerto de la Navidad subduction‐zone earthquake and the AD 1567 Ameca
crustal earthquake in the Trans‐Mexican volcanic belt are the earliest earthquakes in west …

The tectonic interaction between the Rivera and North American plates north of the Bahía de
Banderas is poorly understood. The nature of the crust and where the subduction ends in …

The geometry of the Rivera and Cocos plates subduction below the North American plate
has been studied using a total of 5337 hypocenters located in the region of Nayarit, Jalisco …

The Mexican subduction zone, the Gulf of California spreading center, as well as the triple
junction point around the Jalisco and the Michoacán Blocks, represents the most active …

Structural and tectonic features in the Pacific Coast of Mexico generate a high level of
seismic activity in the Jalisco block (JB) region, making it one of the most attractive areas of …