A recent investigation between scientists from UNAM and the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) concludes that Mexico City will soon witness the emergence of a new volcano in this area of the country.
The Republic of Mexico is known internationally as an active seismic area with constant volcanic activity, as the country has suffered some earthquakes caused by the movement of tectonic plates during this year and there have been reports that exceeded the limits when the The volcano Popocatépetl surprised the population with numerous fumaroles.
One of the reasons for the great seismic and volcanic activity in Mexico lies in the fact that the area lies in what is known as the Ring of Fire, where most of the world’s tellurium movement is recorded and where most active volcanoes are present.
For the above reason, Mexico City will witness the birth of a new volcano, and while scientists already have a prediction about the location and how it was formed, they have not been able to give an exact date or the geographic location where the event will take place.
What kind of volcano will form in Mexico City?
Researchers speak of a volcano monogenetic, That is, it is a volcano that protrudes from the earth’s crust due to the collision of faults and fractures, allowing the magma it contains to rise to the surface. One of the characteristics of this type of volcanoes is that they are much smaller compared to volcanoes with dimensions like the Popocatépetl. And besides, they only have one eruption in their lifetime, which also distinguishes them from volcanoes like the one mentioned above, which are polygenetic and erupt continuously throughout their lives. In our country there are more than 3,000 monogenetic volcanoes; An example of this type is the Paricutín volcano in the state of Michoacán. And an example of polygenetic volcanoes: Popocatépetl and Orizaba peak, which is also the highest in Mexico and two of the most active volcanoes because they are in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Scientists predict that this volcano will be located in the Sierra de Chichinautzin between the municipalities of Milpa Alta, Xochimilco and Tlalpan in Mexico City. This area is an active volcanic field composed of approximately 300 monogenetic volcanoes. This, in a way, explains why telluric motion is constantly occurring in this area.
However, the exact date of the event is still unknown. Volcanologists predict that such geological events occur every 800 and 1,200 years based on the fact that the last volcanic eruption in the southern part of the city took place 2,000 years ago.
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