Why Mexico Is So Prone to Strong Earthquakes

Mexico’s location makes the country prone to strong earthquakes because it is in a so-called subduction zone.

Subduction zones are the parts of the earth where one slab of the crust is slowly sliding under another. In Mexico’s case, an oceanic plate — the Cocos — is gradually sinking beneath a continental plate — the North American.  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/world/americas/mexico-earthquakes-explainer.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront

Article courtesy of The New York Times by Matt Stevens