Soil radon surveys have been performed in a long term monitoring basis with
SSNTD (LR 115 type II), in order to observe possible fluctuations due to h
igh magnitude seismic events and volcanic eruptions. Five-year radon time s
eries are available in stations located in an intense seismic zone located
along the Pacific coast of Mexico. The series analyses have been performed
as a function of the local seismicity and geological characteristics. A dis
cussion is intended to explain the lack of biunivocal relation between sing
le radon peaks and earthquakes for the long term monitoring data using SSNT
Ds. Examples of short term;radon anomalies obtained with continuous probes
are also discussed as a function of local earthquakes and meteorological pe
rturbations. Additionally, complementary results from recent changes in the
activity pattern of an active volcano indicate that degassing processes in
duced anomalous soil radon emanation correlated with the volcanic activity
changes.