Oaxaca State University System
I International Conference on Earthquakes and Tsunamis
August 23-24, 2018. Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico
Universidad del Mar-Huatulco Campus
On September 7, 2017, a 8.2 magnitude earthquake shook a vast part of central and south Mexico; particularly the States of Oaxaca and Chiapas. It was followed by two major replicas, both of them of magnitude 6.1, and a long series of smaller earthquakes.
On September 19, another major earthquake affected Mexico City and other cities in central Mexico. Since then, thousands of smaller tremors have shaken various states of Mexico, although the States of Oaxaca and Chiapas register the highest number of seismic events.
This substantial increase in seismic activity and the corresponding risk of tsunamis, not only in Mexico, but in other parts of the world, make scientist wonder whether we are facing a new situation that deserves attention.
For that purpose, the Oaxaca State University System has decided to organize an international academic meeting at the Universidad del Mar (Campus Huatulco) on August 23 and 24, 2018, to which schoolars and scientists from all parts of the world are cordially invited, to deliver papers related to the subject. A selection of the papers will be published, following the Huatulco meeting.
One expected result of this academic meeting, would be the stablishment of a data basis and center for the exchange of information on earthquakes, as well as tsunamis.