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

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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.