Geofísica Internacional ISSN: 0016-7169
[email protected] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México Sánchez-Núñez, Juan Manuel; Macías, José Luis; Zamorano-Orozco, José Juan; Saucedo, Ricardo; Torres, José Ramón; Novelo, David Mass movement processes at the Motozintla Basin, Chiapas, Southern Mexico Geofísica Internacional, vol. 51, núm. 2, abril-junio, 2012, pp. 169-186 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Distrito Federal, México Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56823351006 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative GEOFÍSICA INTERNACIONAL (2012) 51-2: 169-186 ORIGINAL PAPER Mass movement processes at the Motozintla Basin, Chiapas, Southern Mexico Juan Manuel Sánchez-Núñez, José Luis Macías*, José Juan Zamorano-Orozco, Ricardo Saucedo, José Ramón Torres and David Novelo Received: April 27, 2011; accepted: October 13, 2011; published on line: March 30, 2012 Resumen Abstract Uno de los principales desafíos que presentan las Prediction of prone areas for mass movement zonas montañosas es la identificación y predicción processes (MMP) is one of the major challenges de áreas susceptibles a procesos de remoción in mountainous areas. This is the case of the en masa (PRM). Éste es el caso de la cuenca de Motozintla basin that is located along the Motagua- Motozintla, localizada en el sureste de México, sobre Polochic fault system in the Chiapas State la traza del sistema de fallas Polochic-Motagua en southeastern Mexico. The area is dominated by el estado de Chiapas.