Mexico City groundwater pumping land sinking

Too much groundwater pumping helped sink Mexico City

~10 m

Over the last century, pumping too much water from beneath the city contributed to an estimated 10 meters of sinking. Mexico City spread across the drained bed of Lake Texcoco. The lake’s soft sediments also make the city vulnerable to soil liquefaction during earthquakes.

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Mexico City groundwater pumping land sinking

Too much groundwater pumping helped sink Mexico City

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