Seismic response of the Mexico City Basin: A review of twenty years of research

Hortencia Flores-Estrella (), Sergio Yussim and Cinna Lomnitz

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2007, vol. 40, issue 2, 357-372

Abstract: Mexico City, political and economic center of Mexico, was founded in a lake, at more than 2000 m above sea level. The lacustrine mud under the downtown area is associated with high seismic risk. Twenty years after the destructive 1985 earthquake (Ms = 8.1) we review published research on seismic response in the Mexico Basin, especially seismic and microtremor studies on soft ground and the influence of the seismic response of lake mud on damage. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007

Keywords: Mexico Basin; Seismic response; Review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-0034-6

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