No tsunami threat after a powerful 6.3 earthquake shook off the coast of Mesoamerica

EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO VIA THE NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICE

Sismologico Nacional@SismologicoMX

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was registered near the coast of the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico, according to information from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The Chiapas Civil Protection Secretariat reported that it monitored the regions of that state and no material damage or victims were reported.

The depth of the earthquake off the coast of El Palmarcito was 35 km, according to the USGS.

In the context of Plate Tectonics, Mexico is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, where a large part of the world's telluric movements are recorded. The country is located on the North American Plate, limited in its southern and western portion, with the Cocos, Rivera and Pacific plates.

Mexico is one of the countries in the world with the highest telluric activity, since according to statistics, there are more than 90 earthquakes per year with a magnitude greater than 4 degrees on the Richter scale, which is equivalent to 60% of all telluric movements. that are recorded in the world.

Based on the statistical record, the states with the highest risk and where large-magnitude earthquakes that can affect Mexico City occur are: Jalisco , Colima , Michoacán , Guerrero , Oaxaca , Puebla , State of Mexico and Veracruz .