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Mexico City's local geology could amplify damage from moderate earthquakes

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A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, prompting researchers to wonder how shaking from a moderate-sized earthquake might impact buildings across the city.

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Mexico City's local geology could amplify damage from moderate earthquakes

A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, prompting researchers to wonder how shaking from a moderate-sized earthquake might impact buildings across the city.

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Researchers Predict Seismic Damage Risk from Crustal Earthquake Scenarios

A swarm of minor seismic activity has recently caught the attention of researchers examining the tectonic dynamics of Mexico City. Earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 3 to 5 have been recorded in close succession during both 2019 and 2023, leading to surprisingly significant ground shaking. These occurrences have sparked an urgent inquiry among seismologists on how larger, moderate earthquakes might affect the structural integrity of buildi…

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Researchers Forecast Shaking Damage from Crustal Earthquake Scenarios in Mexico City | Seismological Society of America

11 March 2025– A recent swarm of small shallow earthquakes in Mexico City in 2019 and 2023 caused surprisingly strong ground shaking, prompting researchers to wonder how shaking from a moderate sized earthquake might impact buildings across the city. In the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Miguel Jaimes and Gerardo Suárez at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México describe potential damage forecasts from ground shaking scenari…

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