摘要
A total of 8 strong earthquakes with M S≥7.0 occurred in 2017(from January 1 to December 31,2017)throughout the world,according to the China Seismic Network,including one with M S≥8.0,i.e.,the great earthquake with M S8.2 which occurred on September 8,2017 in Chiapas,Mexico(Fig.1).The 2017 M S8.2 Chiapas,Mexico earthquake was located in the east of the Circum-Pacific Seismic Belt.The mainshock was normal type and the rupture was unilateral along the NW direction,with maximum intensityⅨ.Features of global seismicity of M S≥7.0 in 2017 are as follows.
