This is a special report on the magnitude Mw8.1 earthquake in Mexico.
It appears that the reason for the Mw8.1 earthquake in Mexico that part of the plate above the subduction zone broke during this earthquake (?). At the moment details on this is a bit unclear, but earlier research (link) might give more details on this. I did observe this earthquake on all my geophones and this earthquake was seen on Icelandic Met Office SIL stations across Iceland.
Here is how the Mw8.1 earthquake appeared on my geophones. The signal is filtered at 0.1Hz.
The Mw8.1 earthquake in Mexico as it appeared on my geophone in Böðvarshólar, Iceland. This image is under Creative Commons licence, please see CC Licence page for more details.
The Mw8.1 earthquake in Mexico as it appeared on my geophone in Heklubyggð, Iceland. This image is under Creative Commons licence, please see CC Licence page for more details.
The Mw8.1 earthquake in Mexico as it appeared on my geophone in Bov, Denmark. This image is under Creative Commons licence, please see CC Licence page for more details.
There continues to be a high risk for strong aftershocks in this area. At least one or two magnitude 7,0 aftershocks should be expected, but they have not yet happened.
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Great article Jon thanks for sharing it !
That was very interesting thank you
Any comments on Reykjanes and Grindavík tremor plots?
Just local noise. Nothing special.
Quite a few spikes on some SIL stations, I’m guessing there’s a strong nearby quake somewhere not far from Iceland?
Ah nevermind, just spotted the 5.9 along Reykjanes Ridge