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A Seismic Network for the Valley of Mexico: Present Status and Perspectives

2018; Seismological Society of America; Volume: 89; Issue: 2A Linguagem: Inglês

10.1785/0220170198

1938-2057

Luis Quintanar, A. Cárdenas‐Ramírez, Delia Bello-Segura, Víctor H. Espíndola, J. A. Pérez‐Santana, C. Cárdenas‐Monroy, A. L. Carmona‐Gallegos, I. Rodríguez‐Rasilla,

Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

Research Article| February 14, 2018 A Seismic Network for the Valley of Mexico: Present Status and Perspectives Luis Quintanar; Luis Quintanar aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Cárdenas‐Ramírez; A. Cárdenas‐Ramírez aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. I. Bello‐Segura; D. I. Bello‐Segura aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar V. H. Espíndola; V. H. Espíndola aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. A. Pérez‐Santana; J. A. Pérez‐Santana aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Cárdenas‐Monroy; C. Cárdenas‐Monroy aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. L. Carmona‐Gallegos; A. L. Carmona‐Gallegos aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar I. Rodríguez‐Rasilla I. Rodríguez‐Rasilla aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Luis Quintanar aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx A. Cárdenas‐Ramírez aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx D. I. Bello‐Segura aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx V. H. Espíndola aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx J. A. Pérez‐Santana aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx C. Cárdenas‐Monroy aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx A. L. Carmona‐Gallegos aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx I. Rodríguez‐Rasilla aUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico, luisq@igeofisica.unam.mx Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Feb 2018 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2018) 89 (2A): 356–362. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170198 Article history First Online: 14 Feb 2018 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Luis Quintanar, A. Cárdenas‐Ramírez, D. I. Bello‐Segura, V. H. Espíndola, J. A. Pérez‐Santana, C. Cárdenas‐Monroy, A. L. Carmona‐Gallegos, I. Rodríguez‐Rasilla; A Seismic Network for the Valley of Mexico: Present Status and Perspectives. Seismological Research Letters 2018;; 89 (2A): 356–362. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170198 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT Valley of Mexico (VM) Seismic Network—Red Sísmica del Valle de México (RSVM) is a regional digital network deployed by Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). It started at 1996 with some vertical short‐period instruments scattered across the valley, which since 2006 were gradually replaced by three‐component intermediate, broadband, and more recently accelerographic instruments. It presently counts 28 stations, representing a contribution to the new generation of regional seismic networks in Mexico with the goal of densifying the coverage throughout the known seismic zones in the country. Along 11 yrs of operation with three‐component sensors, this network has recorded numerous local and regional earthquakes. Seismicity recorded by RSVM has illuminated major seismic areas inside the valley and the style of faulting of this activity, having for the first time a focal mechanism catalog of this zone of the country. The recent upgrading of 16 out of 31 stations with accelerometers has provided, in real time, the strong ground motion in Mexico City generated by great earthquakes (⁠M>7⁠) that occurred outside of the valley, having important implications to civil protection purposes. The results obtained up to now highlight the need to complete the upgrade of the rest of the stations, as well as densifying the network to deepen our knowledge of the structure of VM. 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