The earthquake of 16 November, 1925 (Ms=7.0) and the reported tsunami in Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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| contents | The earthquake of 16 November, 1925 (Ms=7.0) and the reported tsunami in Zihuatanejo, Mexico J. F. Pacheco N. Shapiro S. K. Singh Ciencias de la Tierra Tsunami of 1925 tsunami in Zihuatanejo A feasibility study to develop a tsunami alert system for Mexican earthquakes,using broadband seismograms from the National Seismological Service, is currentlyunder way. A first step in this direction is a revision of the Mexican tsunami catalogs. In these catalogs, one of the largest tsunamis of this century is reported inthe Port of Zihuatanejo and has been related to an earthquake which occurred onNovember 16, 1925. This earthquake was located at a distance of about 600 kmfrom Zihuatanejo and had a surface-wave magnitude, Ms, of 7.0. In developing atsunami alert system, it is important to know if the tsunami was indeed related to theearthquake of 1925. In this note we examine available evidence and find that thetsunami was not related to the earthquake. There is no evidence of a localearthquake near Zihuatanejo which may have resulted in the tsunami. We concludethat the tsunami was either caused by slumping of the sea floor near Zihuatanejo orby a meteorological phenomenon in the region 1998 artículo científico 0016-7169 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56837106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=568 Geofísica Internacional application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Geofísica Internacional (México) Num.1 Vol.37 |
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| spellingShingle | The earthquake of 16 November, 1925 (Ms=7.0) and the reported tsunami in Zihuatanejo, Mexico J. F. Pacheco Ciencias de la Tierra Tsunami of 1925 tsunami in Zihuatanejo The earthquake of 16 November, 1925 (Ms=7.0) and the reported tsunami in Zihuatanejo, Mexico J. F. Pacheco N. Shapiro S. K. Singh Ciencias de la Tierra Tsunami of 1925 tsunami in Zihuatanejo A feasibility study to develop a tsunami alert system for Mexican earthquakes,using broadband seismograms from the National Seismological Service, is currentlyunder way. A first step in this direction is a revision of the Mexican tsunami catalogs. In these catalogs, one of the largest tsunamis of this century is reported inthe Port of Zihuatanejo and has been related to an earthquake which occurred onNovember 16, 1925. This earthquake was located at a distance of about 600 kmfrom Zihuatanejo and had a surface-wave magnitude, Ms, of 7.0. In developing atsunami alert system, it is important to know if the tsunami was indeed related to theearthquake of 1925. In this note we examine available evidence and find that thetsunami was not related to the earthquake. There is no evidence of a localearthquake near Zihuatanejo which may have resulted in the tsunami. We concludethat the tsunami was either caused by slumping of the sea floor near Zihuatanejo orby a meteorological phenomenon in the region 1998 artículo científico 0016-7169 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56837106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=568 Geofísica Internacional application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Geofísica Internacional (México) Num.1 Vol.37 |
| title | The earthquake of 16 November, 1925 (Ms=7.0) and the reported tsunami in Zihuatanejo, Mexico |
| topic | Ciencias de la Tierra Tsunami of 1925 tsunami in Zihuatanejo |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56837106 |