Fractal geometry and seismicity in the Mexican subduction zone

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Published: Jan 1, 1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1998.37.1.2157
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Fractal geometry, earthquakes, Guerrero, Mexico

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F. Angulo-Brown
Departamento de Física, Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas, lPN, Zacatenco, México D. F.
A. H. Ramírez-Guzmán
Sección de Graduados, Escuela Superior de ingeniería y Arquitectura, lPN, Zacatenco, México D.F.
E. Yépez
Departamento de Física, Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas, lPN, Zacatenco, México D. F.
A. Rudolf-Navarro
Departamento de Física, Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas, lPN, Zacatenco, México D. F.
C. G. Pavía-Miller
Área de Física, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, DCBI, UAM-A, México D. F. ; Departamento de Física, Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas, lPN, Zacatenco, México D. F.

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By means of the box counting method we calculate the fractal dimension D of the distribution of faults, fractures and lineaments in a region of the southern Mexican Pacific coast. The results suggest that in the spatial sense the b-value of the Gutenberg-Richter law and the fractal dimension are positively correlated. We also suggest that D depends on the depth of the seismogenic zone.

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Angulo-Brown, F., Ramírez-Guzmán, A. H., Yépez, E., Rudolf-Navarro, A., & Pavía-Miller, C. G. (1998). Fractal geometry and seismicity in the Mexican subduction zone. Geofisica Internacional, 37(1), 29–33. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1998.37.1.2157
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