6.2. Historical Seismicity of central Mexico
Critical study of primary historical sources, macroseismic analysis, tectonic interpretation, and seismic hazard assessment
Suter, M., and L. Morelos-Rodríguez, 2024, Seismotectonics of the Querétaro Region (Central Mexico) and the 1934 MI 4.8 Earthquake North of Celaya: Seismological Reearch Letters, v. 95, no. 2A, p. 820–833, doi: 10.1785/ 0220230256.
Suter, M., 2022, The Historical Seismicity of the Puebla-Tlaxcala Region (Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt) during Early Novohispanic Times (A.D. 1542–1740) and the Structure of the Tlaxcala-Huamantla Half-Graben, Seismological Research Letters, v. 93, no. 1, p. 296-314, doi: 10.1785/0220210200.
Suter, M. 2020, Comment on “Active crustal deformation in the trans-Mexican volcanic belt as evidenced by historical earthquakes during the last 450 years” Tectonics, v. 39, e2019TC006016, doi: 10.1029/2019TC006016.
Suter, M., 2020, The 6 November 1774 MI 6 Bolaños Graben Earthquake (Southern Basin and Range Province, West-Central Mexico): Macroseismic Observations and Neotectonic Implications: Seismological Research Letters, v. 91, no. 5, p. 2473-2486. doi: 10.1785/0220200016.
Suter, M., 2019, Macroseismic study of the devastating 22-23 October 1749 earthquake doublet in the northern Colima graben (Trans-Mexican volcanic belt, western Mexico): Seismological Research Letters, v. 90, no. 6, p. 2304-2317. doi: 10.1785/0220190162.
Suter, M., 2019, The 1563 MI 8 Puerto de la Navidad Subduction-Zone and 1567 Mw 7.2 Ameca Crustal Earthquakes (Western Mexico): New Insights from 16th-Century Sources: Seismological Research Letters, v. 90, no. 1, p. 366-375. doi: 10.1785/0220180304.
Suter, M., 2018, The 2 October 1847 MI 5.7 Chapala graben triggered earthquake (Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, west-central Mexico): Macroseismic observations and hazard implications: Seismological Research Letters, v. 89, no. 1, p. 35-46. doi: 10.1785/0220170101.
Suter, M., 2015, The 1567 Mw 7.2 Ameca, Jalisco earthquake (western Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt): Surface rupture parameters, seismogeological effects, and macroseismic intensities from historical sources: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, v. 105, no. 2A, p. 646-656.
Suter, M., Comment on “Estimation of ground motion in Mexico City from a repeat of the M ~7.0 Acambay earthquake of 1912”: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 104, no. 5, p. 2562-2564, 2014.
Suter, M., Carrillo, M., and Quintero, O., Macroseismic study of shallow earthquakes in the central and eastern parts of the trans-Mexican volcanic belt, Mexico: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 86, 1952-1963, 1996.