Mexico is another earthquake prone country, which has faced several earthquakes of high magnitudes in the past . The country falls in one of the most seismically active area on the surface of the earth. It is situated atop three seismic plates namely, Cocos plate, Pacific plate and the North American plate. Due to the movement of the tectonic plates, volcanic eruptions have also been high. In April 2014, the nation was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 Richter scale leading to many casualties in Guerrero.