US EditionEarthquake in Mexico Today, Sunday August 17th: Exact Time, Epicenter and Magnitude
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EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO VIA THE NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICEIn the context of Plate Tectonics, Mexico is located in the so-called Fire Belt, where a large part of the world's earthquake movements are recorded. The country is located on the North American Plate, limited in its southern and western portions, with the Cocos, Rivera and Pacific plates. Mexico is one of the countries in the world with the highest earthquake activity, since, according …
What is an earthquake and how does it originate?The earthquake is a movement produced in the earth's crust caused by the release of energy accumulated in the subsoil, which is free in the form of waves that expand on the Earth's surface, generating these vibrations.The seismic movements are caused by the interaction between tectonic plates, which collide and generate friction efforts that exceed the resistance of the rocks, causing a violent rup…
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