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The USGS tracks the latests earthquakes around the world. These can be viewed in real-time for Mesoamerica by clicking on the USGS Earthquakes link below or by downloading SERVIR-VIZ. |
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Earthquakes in Mesoamerica
The countries of Central America are located in a seismically active region. Tectonic pressures from the conjunction of five plates result in numerous earthquakes and active volcanoes. Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua ride atop the Caribbean plate which bisects Costa Rica to the south and Guatemala to the north. Portions of Costa Rica and all of Panama are located on the Panama plate which adjoins the South American plate to the south. Mexico, Belize, and most of Guatemala sit atop the North American plate. To the West, just off the coastal shelf in the Pacific, the cocos plate is slowly sliding eastward beneath all these plates creating volcanoes and triggering earthquakes. Earthquakes of magnitude 5 and above since 1900 are shown by the red and green circles on the figure at right. Volcanoes - active and dormant - are shown by yellow triangles.
The USGS produces earthquake information, and alerts that are made available to decision makers through this website. In addition the SERVIR project maintains links to earthquake related data sources. See the "related links" section below.
Mesoamerican Earthquake Products
• Latest Earthquakes in Central America:
Mexico, Mexico and Belize, Guatemala and
El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, and Panama.
Developed by SERVIR Research Partner
USGS Earth Quakes Hazard Program
• Seismic Hazard Map of Central America
Developed by SERVIR Research Partner
USGS Earth Quakes Hazard Program
• Earthquake Density Map for Central America
Developed by SERVIR Research Partner USGS Earth Quakes Hazard Program
• Seismicity Map of Central America
Developed by SERVIR Research Partner USGS Earth Quakes Hazard Program
Related Earthquake Links
• The Digital Tectonic Activity Map (DTAM)
• CIRES Earthquake Map of Central America/Caribbean
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