The National Seismological Service ( es, Servicio Sismológico Nacional, SSN) is a
seismological organization in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
that studies and records
earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...
activity within the country. It is part of the Geophysics Institute at the
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...
(UNAM) and is based in
Mexico City
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.
The SSN was founded on September 5, 1910, by the federal government as part of an international effort to monitor seismic activity. It was transferred to UNAM in 1929 and became part of the UNAM Geophysics Institute in 1948. The SSN established its first nine earthquake monitoring stations were installed between 1910 and 1923, including seven that have operated continuously since as the oldest system in North America. Currently, the SSN has 22 seismic observatories and has plans to add 11 more to its nationwide system.
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External links
National Seismological Service / Servicio Sismológico Nacional
Seismological observatories, organisations and projects
Organizations established in 1910
Science and technology in Mexico
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