Response of the Mexican national seismological service to significant earthquakes, under normal and COVID-19 pandemic circumstances

摘要: Mexico is a seismically active country Earthquakes with magnitudes larger than 7 0 happen, on average, every other year This fact requires rapid and consistent response from the national monitoring agency, Servicio Sismologico Nacional, SSN (Mexican National Seismological Service) For this purpose, in 2014, created set of procedures for daily operations called “Protocolo de Respuesta Inmediata ante Sismos Amenazantes” (PRISA, protocol immediate to threatening earthquakes) has been triggered 292 events magnitude or equal 5 that occurred between April 2014 July 2020 Here we present SSN, based protocol, three significant earthquakes: 8 19 September 2017 (Mw 2 1, respectively) 23 June 4) The first two quakes caused severe damage southern central Mexico, whereas third during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic confinement Having PRISA place contributed efficient events, even though some activities earthquake were performed remotely © Society America