Mexico Earthquake Activity: Updates, Reports, and Preparedness Tips

2024-02-28 02:52:30

Mexico is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, where a large part of the telluric movements worldwide are recorded. The Aztec territory is located on the North American Plate, limited in its southern and western portion, by the Cocos, Rivera and Pacific plates.

This country has the greatest telluric activity, since, according to statistics, more than 90 earthquakes are recorded per year with a magnitude greater than 4 degrees on the Richter scale, which is equivalent to 60% of all telluric movements recorded in the world. .

Monthly summary of seismicity January 2024, according to the National Seismological Service (SSN)

In that sense, the National Seismological Service (SSN), an entity belonging to the UNAM, is in charge of monitoring and informing the population of the latest earthquakes recorded in the most seismic states of Mexico such as: Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, State of Mexico and Veracruz. Find out, below, the official SSN seismicity report and what your emergency backpack should contain.

Tremor in Mexico: What should a disaster emergency backpack have?

Earthquake in Mexico today, Tuesday, February 27 – official report from the SSN

Where did this February 27 shake? LIVE, the last earthquakes recorded in Mexico today, Tuesday, February 27, details such as the exact time, epicenter and magnitude.

Why is Mexico shaking so much?

Seismicity in Mexico is a direct consequence of its geographical location. The country is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region characterized by intense seismic and volcanic activity.

The interaction of the Cocos and North American tectonic plates on the Mexican Pacific coast generates tensions that are released through telluric movements. The dynamics of subduction, where one plate sinks beneath the other, is one of the main causes of tremors in the region.

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