Colima Earthquake
uploaded on January 23, 2003
updated on January 30, 2003
January 22, 2003 Colima, Mexico, Earthquake
On January 22, 2003, a large thrust earthquake (Mw = 7.4) occurred in Colima, Mexico. This quake killed at least 27 people and injured a hundred others.
Information in our site
Preliminary Results of Rupture Process by Dr. Yagi.
IISEE CMT solution by Dr. Hara.
Relocated hypocenters by Dr. Hurukawa.
Mexico in the Information Network of Earthquake Disaster Prevention Technologies, IISEE
Direct links
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center, USGS
IRIS Special Report
Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED), Mexico (Spanish)
CNN World
Earthquake catalogs in our site
IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault planes, and Rupture processes for recent large earthquakes in the world
Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (from ancient times through June, 2009)
Institutions
United States Geological Survey (USGS), USA
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED), México
Servicio Sismológico Nacional, UNAM, México
Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, México
Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, México
References
Teshigawara, M.: "Damage Survey Report on the 1995 COLIMA OFF Earthquake," Kenchiku Kenkyu Shiryo No.88, Building Research Institute, September 1996 (Japanese)
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