Science Behind Mexico's 2020 Earthquake

Take 4 minutes to learn about the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook Mexico at 10:30 a.m. on June 23, 2020. The earthquake occurred near the coast of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, at a convergent plate boundary in what geoscientists call the seismogenic zone. This is where the largest earthquakes in history have occured. Learn about subduction, seismogenic zones, and how compressive forces created this potentially dangerous quake. Both English and Spanish closed captioning are offered.

Credits Written By – R.J. Stern & Zach Clowdus Presented By – Ali Sealander Edited By – Zach Clowdus Thank you to María Daniela Muñoz-Granados for providing the Spanish closed captioning for this video References Earthquake Data and Fault Map – Usgs.gov Ferrari, Luca et al. “The Dynamic History of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Mexico Subduction Zone.” Tectonophysics 522-523 (2012): 122–149. Web.

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