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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-3322</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-3322</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Geológica Mexicana A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-33222006000200253</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18268/bsgm2006v58n2a8</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis de la actividad sísmica en el Volcán Popocatépetl (México) durante el periodo 1994-1997]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analysis of the seismic activity in the Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico) in 1994-1997]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lermo-Samaniego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Antayhua-Vera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanet]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chavacán-Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Ingeniería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>253</fpage>
<lpage>257</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-33222006000200253&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-33222006000200253&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-33222006000200253&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En este estudio, se realiza un análisis detallado de los sismos volcano-tectónicos registrados por la Red Sísmica instalada en el volcán Popocatepetl durante el periodo 1994-1999, a fin de conocer sus parámetros hipocentrales y la naturaleza de la fuente que los origina. La base de datos contiene 115 sismos registrados en 5 o más estaciones sísmicas. Los resultados muestran que los sismos presentan magnitudes Md&lt;3.2, profundidades menores a 12 km y errores en la localización hipocentral menores a 1 km. Las distribuciones epicentral e hipocentral muestran 2 agrupamientos de sismos en zonas específicas, la primera (Zona A) localizada bajo el cráter del volcán y la segunda (Zona B) al SE de la misma. El análisis de las formas de onda y mecanismos focales para ambas zonas muestra que los sismos correspondientes a la Zona A presentan fases emergentes y diferentes tipos de mecanismos focales, indicando que esta sismicidad puede estar relacionada a procesos de fracturamiento de las paredes del volcán como resultado de la ascensión del magma. Los sismos de la zona B, en cambio, presentan fases impulsivas y mecanismos focales de tipo normal con una pequeña componente de transcurrencia (lateral izquierda). Este patrón sugiere que los sismos de la Zona B podrían estar asociados a un fallamiento de tipo normal en dirección NW-SE, coincidiendo con la dirección y mecanismos focales observados en el sistema de fallas "La Pera", localizado cerca del volcán Popocatépetl.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In this study, a detailed analysis of the volcano-tectonic earthquakes recorded by the Seismic Network installed in the volcano Popocatepetl during the period 1994-1999 was made. The objective was to determine hypocentral parameters and the nature of the involved seismic source. Results show that earthquakes have magnitudes Md&lt;3.2, depths lower than 12 km and hypocentral location errors lower than 1 km. Epicentral and hypocentral distributions allow to distinguish two groups of earthquakes, each having an specific location: The first one (A-Zone) located under the crater and the second one, SE of the previous one. For the events in the A-zone, the analysis of waveforms and focal mechanisms shows seismic records displaying emergent arrivals and a variety offocal mechanisms, indicating that this seismicity may be related to fracture processes in the volcano walls as a result of magmatic ascension. B-zone earthquakespresent impulsive arrivals and normal mechanisms with a left-lateral component of motion. Thispattern suggest that these events may be associated to normal faulting in a NW-SE direction, coinciding with both the observed direction and focal mechanisms of the fault system "La Pera ", located near the volcano.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Volcán Popocatépetl]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sismicidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mecanismos focales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sistema de Fallas La Pera]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Volcano Popocatépetl]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[seismicity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[focal mechanisms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fault System La Pera]]></kwd>
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