Damages observed in locations of Oaxaca due to the Tehuantepec Mw8.2 earthquake, Mexico

On September 7, 2017, at 23:49 h (local time), a Mw8.2 intermediate-depth normal-fault earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, 133 km away from Pijijiapan, Chiapas, and about 700 km away from Mexico City. This event caused 95 fatalities and severe damage to different types of structures loca...

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Published in:Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 2019-06, Vol.97 (2), p.623-641
Main Authors: Pozos-Estrada, Adrián, Chávez, Marcos M., Jaimes, Miguel Á., Arnau, Oriol, Guerrero, Héctor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Environmental Management
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Historical buildings
History of engineering
Houses
Hydrogeology
Natural Hazards
Original Paper
Seismic activity
Seismic engineering
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Summary:On September 7, 2017, at 23:49 h (local time), a Mw8.2 intermediate-depth normal-fault earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, 133 km away from Pijijiapan, Chiapas, and about 700 km away from Mexico City. This event caused 95 fatalities and severe damage to different types of structures located close to the epicenter. The main objective of this work is to present observed damages caused in the state of Oaxaca by this earthquake, which were mainly concentrated in self-built houses and historical and ancient buildings. The locations visited by the reconnaissance team of the Institute of Engineering from UNAM in Oaxaca included Salina Cruz, Tehuantepec, Ixtaltepec, Juchitán, Huatulco and La Ventosa.
ISSN:0921-030X
1573-0840
DOI:10.1007/s11069-019-03662-9