Effects of Sediment Thickness upon Seismic Amplification in the Urban Area of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico

Local variations in soil type and (to a lesser extent) topography determine seismic amplification, thereby establishing spatial patterns in the damages caused by large earthquakes, such as the two that occurred in Chiapas, Mexico on 6 October 1975 and 7 September 2017. The latter, of Mw 8.2, was the...

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Main Authors: Roberto Moreno Ceballo, Raúl González Herrera, Jorge Antonio Paz Tenorio, Jorge Alfredo Aguilar Carboney, Carlos Uriel del Carpio Penagos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2019-04-01
Series:Earth Sciences Research Journal
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/72623