GEOPHYSICAL
An earthquake can occur anywhere in the world that meets the necessary conditions to develop. This
time we discuss about 7.3 degrees Richter earthquake that shook the Gulf of Fonseca in Central America.
This earthquake originated on October 14, 2014 at 3:51:53 pm, UTC, and with geographical coordinates of 12.58 latitude and -88.05 longitude, at a depth of about 40 km off the coast of Central America data provided by IRIS.
This area of Central America has several seismic swarms around them due to the interaction the Caribbean and North American plates with the Cocos plate.
The seismogram of this earthquake is the one seen below.
The focal mechanism of this earthquake indicates that resulted from a normal failed. The location and depth of the earthquake are consistent with its occurrence in either the Oceanic Plate is subducted Cocos or accretionary wedge of the Caribbean Plate is destroyed in Instead of the main subduction zone thrust.
You can download the full report of this earthquake by clicking here (Spanish) - (English) with the cooperation of Seismic Monitor - IRIS.
An earthquake can occur anywhere in the world that meets the necessary conditions to develop. This
time we discuss about 7.3 degrees Richter earthquake that shook the Gulf of Fonseca in Central America.
This earthquake originated on October 14, 2014 at 3:51:53 pm, UTC, and with geographical coordinates of 12.58 latitude and -88.05 longitude, at a depth of about 40 km off the coast of Central America data provided by IRIS.
This area of Central America has several seismic swarms around them due to the interaction the Caribbean and North American plates with the Cocos plate.
Seismic Map of coastal countries of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador.
The seismogram of this earthquake is the one seen below.
Seismogram simian event
The focal mechanism of this earthquake indicates that resulted from a normal failed. The location and depth of the earthquake are consistent with its occurrence in either the Oceanic Plate is subducted Cocos or accretionary wedge of the Caribbean Plate is destroyed in Instead of the main subduction zone thrust.
You can download the full report of this earthquake by clicking here (Spanish) - (English) with the cooperation of Seismic Monitor - IRIS.
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