Rupture Process of Large Earthquakes in the Northern Mexico Subduction Zone [chapter]

Larry J. Ruff, Angus D. Miller
1994 Shallow Subduction Zones: Seismicity, Mechanics and Seismic Potential  
The Cocos plate subducts beneath North America at the Mexico trench. The northernmost segment of this trench, between the Orozco and Rivera fracture zones, has ruptured in a sequence of five large earthquakes
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