The origin of the recent (2012-2016) seismic activity in the Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, area: A block boundary interaction?

ABSTRACT: The central part of Jalisco, Mexico, has experienced low-magnitude earthquake sequences and swarms. Although the effects of these earthquakes have been limited to relatively small areas, the earthquakes have caused general alarm among the population and, in some cases, have been catastrophic. These earthquake swarms are significant because they affect the most populous area of the state, including the capital city of Guadalajara. An extraordinary example is an earthquake swarm that started on 8 May 1912 and lasted until September of that year. The region remained seismically quiescent until May 2012, when seismic activity resumed, lasting to the present. We analyze the recent seismic activity, starting with the earthquake of 18 May 2012 (03:07 UT) at the western edge of Lake Chapala and en

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6116937 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature