Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3121-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3121-2018
Research article
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21 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 21 Nov 2018

Active faults sources for the Pátzcuaro–Acambay fault system (Mexico): fractal analysis of slip rates and magnitudes Mw estimated from fault length

Avith Mendoza-Ponce, Angel Figueroa-Soto, Diana Soria-Caballero, and Víctor Hugo Garduño-Monroy

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (29 Aug 2018) by Maria Ana Baptista
AR by Angel Figueroa-Soto on behalf of the Authors (17 Sep 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Sep 2018) by Maria Ana Baptista
AR by Angel Figueroa-Soto on behalf of the Authors (04 Oct 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (16 Oct 2018) by Maria Ana Baptista
AR by Angel Figueroa-Soto on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2018)  Manuscript 
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This research carries out an investigation of the dynamics of the Pátzcuaro–Acambay fault system in central Mexico. We use a fractal analysis of slip rates and magnitudes Mw, estimated from fault length to define faults that are susceptible of generating earthquakes. We found that 316 faults are active and moreover the existence of three zones with different deformation processes. The implications of this new micro-regionalization are very important in order to reduce seismic hazard.
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