Guerrero Accelerograph Station Locations
Station Codes Location Elev. Relief Geology
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Lat N Long W m 100m*
Acapulco ACA ACAN 16.866 99.862 100 5 Alkali feldspar
granite
Arteaga* ART ARTG 18.349 102.294 900 4 Altered tonalite
Atoyac ATO ATYC 17.211 100.433 40 3 Granodiorite
Caleta de CMP CALE 18.071 102.754 100 3 Meta-andesite breccia
Campos
Cayaco CAY CAYA 17.047 100.267 10 2 Alluvium (sand)
Cayaco - R CAR CAYR 17.048 100.267 20 2 Meta-basalt
Cerro de CDP CPDR 16.761 99.644 100 1 Gneiss
Piedra
Copala COP COPL 16.610 98.980 100 1 Granite gneiss
Coyuca CYC COYC 16.995 100.120 100 2 Gneiss
El Balcon BAL BALC 18.009 101.222 1700 11 Andesite
Filo de FIL FIC2 17.650 99.840 2300 9 Porphyritic andesite
Caballo
La Comunidad COM COMD 18.122 100.520 400 3 Andesite
La Estancia EST ESTA 17.315 100.260 1100 7 Schist, meta-andesite
La Llave* LLA LLAV 17.344 100.830 200 2 Granite
La Union UNI UNIO 17.980 101.810 60 2 Meta-andesite breccia
La Venta VEN VNTA 16.913 99.819 20 1 Granitic gneiss
Las Mesas MES MSAS 17.008 99.457 400 3 Granitic gneiss
Las Vigas VIG VIGA 16.758 99.230 100 1 Quartz monzonite
Los Magueyes MAG MAGY 17.387 100.594 300 6 Andesite
Nuxco NUC NUXC 17.207 100.758 20 2 Granodiorite
Ocotillo OLL OCLL 17.036 99.880 700 5 Gabbro
Ocotito OTT OCTT 17.246 99.507 700 9 Quartz monzonite
Papanoa PPN PAPN 17.325 101.039 80 3 Leucocratic dykes
intruding altered
granodiorite
Paraiso* PAR PARS 17.343 100.225 800 6 Diorite
Petatlan PET PETA 17.539 101.272 60 1 Quartz diorite
Pozuelo POZ POZU 17.10 99.62 450 Gneiss
San Luis LUI SLUI 17.272 100.890 40 3 Granodiorite
San Marcos MRC SMR2 16.772 99.439 100 1 Granodiorite
Suchil SUC SUCH 17.224 100.639 40 2 Granodiorite
Teacalco TEA TEAC 18.614 99.453 1000 4 Rhyodacite tuff
Tonalapa TON TNLP 18.094 99.559 800 2 Shale interbedded
with sandstone
Villita VIL VILE 18.045 102.189 100 2 Tonalite
Xaltianguis* XAL XALT 17.091 99.726 600 5 Tonalite
Zihuatanejo ZIH AZIH 17.608 101.462 20 0 Tonalite
*Code gives maximum relief, in hundreds of meters, within 3 km of the station.
*Station moved to Cayaco - R, May, 1992.
*Station moved to Nuxco, May, 1992.
*Station removed, May 1991, and replaced with La Estancia, May 1992.
*Station moved to Pozuelo, March 1993, because of recurring vandalism.