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We are about to receive the month of September in a few days, a situation that makes some people in Mexico come to feel nervous because in the ninth month of the year is when the telluric movements strongest in the history of the country; coincidentally all of them have appeared on the same day; the 19. First the one from 1985, then the one from 2017 and more recently the one from 2022, but whatin which months there are more earthquakes? The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) reveals it.
It was the UNAM Geography specialist, Mercedes Sánchez, who carried out an in-depth investigation in which she counted all the earthquakes that have happened in Mexico throughout the most recent 121 years and that have been compiled by the National Seismological Service (SSN). With this research, the scientist determined on what dates and in what month is it Presents itself more seismic activity in national territory.
During her investigation, UNAM specialist Mercedes Sánchez concluded that April and September are the months in which they occur more earthquakes in Mexicobeing the ninth month when more seismic activity is registered with 64 telluric movements, while in April there are an average of 58. It is followed by the months of June with 58 as well and finally in the month of December with 57.
This is how he came to the conclusion of the months in which there are more EARTHQUAKES in Mexico
The UNAM scientist only analyzed the 5.5 magnitude earthquakes From now on, they fall into the category of “strong telluric movements” because when they are perceived, the Seismic Alert is activated in Mexico. For this reason, to carry out her investigation, Mercedes Sánchez analyzed all those that occurred since 1901, the date on which a record of the earthquakes that occurred in national territory began to be kept.
The researcher entered and downloaded the catalog of historical earthquakes dated from 1901 because it was on December 8 of that year that the first telluric movement was registered in Mexico. It should be noted that the UNAM scientist specified that her metric is not representative to establish a pattern of the months in which it trembles the most, since 100 years of compilation is a very short period of study compared to the millions of years that the planet has.
However, this type of research can help people to focus on the issue of prevention to prepare with the appropriate measures, such as drills and know how to act when a problem occurs. earthquake in the country, and it is that the specialist in Geology, Mercedes Sánchez emphasized that this type of telluric movements cannot be predicted; “every day it trembles, every day there are earthquakes of greater or lesser magnitude, just that some have had a greater coincidence”.
How many EARTHQUAKES have occurred per month in Mexico so far in 2023? | LIST
The National Seismological has a Monthly Seismicity Summary which you can check by clicking HERE. On this page the body divides the number of earthquakes that have been presented per month so far in 2023. Here how many go per month according to the agency:
In the month of January 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 2,122 tremors with epicenters in Mexico. The magnitudes range from 1.2 to 4.9.
In February 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 2,086 earthquakes with epicenters within Mexican territory. The magnitudes of the earthquakes range from 0.7 to 5.5.
During the month of March 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 2,134 earthquakes with epicenters within Mexican territory. Magnitudes range from 1 to 5.8.
In the month of April 2023, the National Seismological Service reported a total of 2,051 earthquakes with epicenters within Mexican territory. The magnitudes of these events are in a range between 0.6 and 5.5
In the month of May 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 2,070 earthquakes with epicenters within Mexican territory. The magnitudes of these events range from 0.6 to 5.2.
During the month of June 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 1,849 tremors with epicenters within Mexican territory. The magnitudes of seismic events range from 1.2 to 6.4.
In the month of July 2023, the National Seismological Service reported 1,852 earthquakes with epicenters within Mexican territory. The magnitudes of the events range from 1.2 to 6.5.