Adequacy of Gutenberg-Richter’s Law to the Mexican context

Authors

  • Ana Elena Posada Sánchez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Edgar Iram Villagrán Arroyo Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Juan Pablo Hidalgo Toxqui Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Keywords:

earthquake, magnitude, probability of occurrence

Abstract

In our country earthquakes are one of the natural phenomena that arises great interest, so their study requires adequate monitoring and alert systems, among which the smartphone seems as a good option. This work presents a study, supported by the National Seismological Service database and the seismic magnitudes distribution law proposed by Gutenberg and Richter –the only model accepted worldwide–, to explain the probability of occurrence of seismic events, as well as their magnitudes, according to the regions with the highest number of records.

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Author Biographies

Ana Elena Posada Sánchez, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Profesora-Investigadora Titular

Facultad de Ingeniería

Responsable de Cuerpo Académico PRODEP BUAP-CA-222

Edgar Iram Villagrán Arroyo, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Profesor - Investigador Titular

Facultad de Ingeniería 

Integrante de Cuerpo Académico PRODEP BUAP-CA-222

Juan Pablo Hidalgo Toxqui, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Profesor-Investigador Titular

Facultad de Ingeniería

Integrante del Cuerpo Académico PRODEP BUAP-CA-222

Published

2020-11-12

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 6 (2020): Ciencia, educación y sociedad: temas de actualidad para la realidad mexicana

Section

Varietas

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