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Earthquake Resources for Latin America

Earthquakes in Your Region

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Quake-related information—maps, reports, advice—for Latin America.

Central America/Caribbean: Seismic Hazard Map—From the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program.

South America: Seismic Hazard Map—From the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program.

Chile: Servicio Sismológico—The University of Chile hosts this brief overview of current and historical terremotos (in Spanish).

Costa Rica: Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismologico—Earthquakes and volcanoes from the Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (in Spanish).

Jamaica: Earthquakes in Jamaica—The University of the West Indies has maps and explanations.

Mexico: Seismic Hazard Map—From the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program.

Mexico: El Servicio Sismológico Nacional—A good introduction in Spanish to the tectonics and earthquakes of Mexico, from the National University of Mexico. Start from the "Sobre Sismos" tab or, for easier comprehension, "SSN NIÑOS" (for children).

Mexico: Seismicity Since 1900—A large PDF report from the U.S. Geological Survey published in 2011.

Nicaragua: Departamento de Sismología—Start from Áreas Técnicas and chose Geofísica (Spanish).

Peru: Centro Nacional de Datos Geofísicos—Bulletins and background from the National Center for Geophysical Data (Spanish). Not well maintained.

Venezuela: FUNVISIS—The Fundación Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismológicas has recent earthquakes and other information listed for Venezuela.

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