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The Risk of Tsunamis in Mexico

In: Natural Hazards - Impacts, Adjustments and Resilience

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  • Jaime Santos-Reyes

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The paper reviews the risk of tsunamis in Mexico. It is highlighted that the Pacific coast of the country forms part of the so called "Ring of fire". Overall, the risk of tsunami that has the potentiality to affect communities along the Pacific coast of the country are twofold: a). Local tsunami; i.e., those triggered by earthquakes originating from the "Cocos", "Rivera" and the "North American" plates (high risk); and b) the remote tsunamis, those generated elsewhere (e.g, Alaska, Japan, Chile) (low risk). Further, a preliminary model for a "tsunami early warning" system for the case of Mexico is put forward.

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  • Jaime Santos-Reyes, 2021. "The Risk of Tsunamis in Mexico," Chapters, in: Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi (ed.), Natural Hazards - Impacts, Adjustments and Resilience, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:217482
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.94201
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    Keywords

    tsunami; earthquake; Mexico; tsunami early warning;
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    JEL classification:

    • H84 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Disaster Aid

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