The Northwest Mexico Seismic Network: Real‐Time Seismic Monitoring in Northern Baja California and Northwestern Sonora, Mexico

Research Article| February 14, 2018 The Northwest Mexico Seismic Network: Real‐Time Seismic Monitoring in Northern Baja California and Northwestern Sonora, Mexico J. Antonio Vidal‐Villegas; J. Antonio Vidal‐Villegas aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Luis Munguía; Luis Munguía aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Alejandro González‐Ortega; J. Alejandro González‐Ortega aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Alejandra Nuñez‐Leal; M. Alejandra Nuñez‐Leal aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Erik Ramírez; Erik Ramírez bInstituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), Calle de la Normal S/N, Insurgentes Este, 21280, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, ramirez.erik@uabc.edu.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Luis Mendoza; Luis Mendoza aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Raúl R. Castro; Raúl R. Castro aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Víctor Wong Víctor Wong aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.comcRetired. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. Antonio Vidal‐Villegas aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Luis Munguía aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com J. Alejandro González‐Ortega aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com M. Alejandra Nuñez‐Leal aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Erik Ramírez bInstituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), Calle de la Normal S/N, Insurgentes Este, 21280, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, ramirez.erik@uabc.edu.mx Luis Mendoza aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Raúl R. Castro aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.com Víctor Wong aDepartment of Seismology, Earth Science Division, CICESE, Carretera Ensenada‐Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, c. p. 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, vidalv@cicese.mx, lmunguia@cicese.mx, aglez@cicese.mx, anunez@cicese.mx, lmendoza@cicese.mx, raul@cicese.mx, vwong.ortega@gmail.comcRetired. Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Feb 2018 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2018) 89 (2A): 324–337. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170183 Article history First Online: 14 Feb 2018 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. Antonio Vidal‐Villegas, Luis Munguía, J. Alejandro González‐Ortega, M. Alejandra Nuñez‐Leal, Erik Ramírez, Luis Mendoza, Raúl R. Castro, Víctor Wong; The Northwest Mexico Seismic Network: Real‐Time Seismic Monitoring in Northern Baja California and Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Seismological Research Letters 2018;; 89 (2A): 324–337. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170183 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT In the north Baja California and western Sonora region exists an important set of geologic faults, some of which extend southeast through the Gulf of California. These faults, which are part of the main border between the Pacific and North America tectonic plates, generate earthquakes of Mw slightly over 7.0. An example of this is the Mw 7.2 El Mayor–Cucapah earthquake of 4 April 2010. This and other past earthquakes caused severe damage and much concern among the inhabitants at both sides of the Mexico–US border. The Northwest Mexico Seismic Network (RESNOM) is a subnetwork of Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE's) network. RESNOM was designed to collect digital information from local and regional earthquakes that occur in the northern Baja California–western Sonora region. Although the design and installation of the network began in 1977, effective seismic monitoring began in June 1980. Through the years, RESNOM evolved from short‐period to broadband seismometers, accelerographs, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers collocated at each site. A description of this subnetwork and of some of the results obtained are presented here. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.