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Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1411-2021
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Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Research article
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16 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2021

The effect of confinement due to COVID-19 on seismic noise in Mexico

Xyoli Pérez-Campos, Víctor H. Espíndola, Daniel González-Ávila, Betty Zanolli Fabila, Víctor H. Márquez-Ramírez, Raphael S. M. De Plaen, Juan Carlos Montalvo-Arrieta, and Luis Quintanar

Data sets

Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México: Secuencia sísmica del 5 de enero al 10 de marzo de 2020, Michoacán (M 4.1) SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) https://doi.org/10.21766/SSNMX/SN/MX

Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México: Catálogo de sismos SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) https://doi.org/10.21766/SSNMX/EC/MX

Dirección General de Epidemiología, Base de datos abiertos COVID-19 Secretaría de Salud https://datos.covid-19.conacyt.mx/#DOView

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Short summary
Mexican seismic stations witnessed a reduction in noise level as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown strategies. The largest drop was observed in Hermosillo, which is also the city with the fastest noise-level recovery and a quick increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Since 1 June 2020, a traffic-light system has modulated the re-opening of economic activities for each state, which is reflected in noise levels. Noise reduction has allowed the identification and perception of smaller earthquakes.
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Social seismology – the effect of COVID-19 lockdown measures...