A review on advances in seismology in Mexico after 30 years from the 1985 earthquake

• The 1985 Michoacán, Mexico (Mw8.2) earthquake.
• Seismic cycle, subduction processes, seismic noise.
• Site effects, synthetic seismograms and early warning systems.

The 19 September 1985 (Mw8.1) earthquake, located on the Michoacán coast, Mexico, generated great damage in Mexico City, more than 300 km away from the epicentral area. Other important cities near the coast and in central Mexico also suffered severe damage. Thirty years after this important event, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE) and other institutions organized a conference to discuss the scientific advances, particularly in seismology, that had taken place in Mexico since then.