Remotely triggered subsidence acceleration in Mexico City induced by the September 2017 Mw 7.1 Puebla and the Mw 8.2 Tehuantepec September 2017 earthquakes
Dario Solano-Rojas,Enrique Cabral-Cano,Enrique Fernández-Torres,Emre Havazli,Shimon Wdowinski,and Luis Salazar-Tlaczani
Dario Solano-Rojas
Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, CDMX, México
Mexico City, a large megacity with over 21 million inhabitants, is exposed to several hazards, including land subsidence, earthquakes, and flooding. Our data makes it plausible for an earthquake triggering case that temporarily accelerated the subsidence rate in the metropolitan area as a result of the September 2017 earthquakes that affected Mexico City. Furthermore, the triggering effect induced rapid slip along previously developed shallow faults associated with subsidence.
Mexico City, a large megacity with over 21 million inhabitants, is exposed to several hazards,...