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Stacey S. Martin

"A bad earthquake at once destroys our oldest associations:
the world, the very emblem of solidity,
had moved beneath our feet like a thin crust over a fluid;
one second of time has created in the mind,
a strange idea of insecurity,
which hours of reflection would not have produced".


Charles Darwin (1860) in
'Voyage of the Beagle'.


About Me  |   Publication List  |   Felt Earthquakes

My name is Stacey S. Martin and I've been running the Amateur Seismic Centre (ASC) since 1 June 2000. I developed this website independently and it is intended to be a one-stop guide to earthquakes in India as well as south Asia. It is quite an honour for the ASC to be listed on the Seismo-Surfing Index.

My interest in earthquakes began at a very young age,
more over, after watching the Hollywood thriller, 'Earthquake'. Since then I've feared and been awe-inspired by this powerful natural phenomena. The surreal experience of the first earthquake that I experienced is best described in the words of Charles Darwin, after he felt tremors from the great Concepción earthquake in Chile in 1835, while on his epic journey around the world. Here is a slightly geekly list of earthquakes I've felt over the years!

Local Date

M

T*

Lat.

Long.

Epicentral Location

EMS

28 August 1993

4.8 Mb 17.240 73.733

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

4

08 December 1993

5.1 Mw 17.071 73.648

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

4

01 February 1994

5.0 Mw 17.231 73.518

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

4

14 February 1998

4.3 Mb 17.382 73.870

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

H

12 March 2000

5.0 Mw 17.244 73.707

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

3

26 January 2001

7.7 Mw 23.422 70.310

Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat

4

23 May 2001

3.8 ML 34.020 -116.76

San Jacinto Mountains, California

2

14 March 2005

4.9 Mw 17.139 73.687

Koyna-Warna, Maharashtra

5

14 September 2008

4.6 Mw -40.283 174.52

Wanganui Bight, North Island

4

27 December 2008

4.6 Mw -40.554 174.86

Wanganui Bight, North Island

5

19 February 2009

6.9 Mw -27.424 -176.33

Kermadec Islands region

2

11 March 2009

4.3 ML -41.700 174.48

Cook Strait, Off Marlborough

3

20 March 2009

7.6 Mw -22.874 -174.69

South of Tongatapu, Tonga

3

22 March 2009

5.1 Mw -37.786 176.77

Bay of Plenty, North Island

4

28 April 2009

4.0 Mw -41.051 175.44

Southern Wairarapa, North Island

2

01 May 2009

4.1 ML -41.190 174.81

Porirua-Wellington, North Island

4

08 May 2009

3.6 ML -41.280 174.85

Wellington Harbour, North Island

4

15 May 2009

3.9 Mw -41.388 174.12

Cloudy Bay, Off Marlborough

3

16 May 2009

6.5 Mw -31.529 -178.88

Kermadec Islands region

3

15 July 2009

7.8 Mw -45.721 166.64

Dusky Sound, Fiordland

3

15 July 2009

5.4 ML -40.180 173.60

South Taranaki Bight, North Island

3

04 August 2009

3.9 Mw -41.805 174.34

Cook Strait, Off Marlborough

3

06 August 2009

4.3 ML -40.780 174.41

Off the Marlborough Sounds

3

28 August 2009

4.7 Mw -41.438 174.72

Cook Strait, South of Wellington

5

28 August 2009

4.3 ML -41.450 174.71

Cook Strait, South of Wellington

3

01 September 2009

4.6 Mw -37.009 176.94

Bay of Plenty, North Island

4

19 November 2009

4.7 Mw -40.419 175.59

Manawatu, North Island

4

19 November 2009

4.3 ML -40.420 175.60

Manawatu, North Island

2

23 November 2009

6.2 Mw -31.607 179.40

Kermadec Islands region

3

28 November 2009

6.0 Mw -28.992 177.09

Kermadec Islands region

2

10 December 2009

4.1 ML -40.560 174.83

Wanganui Bight, North Island

3

13 December 2009

4.2 ML -40.560 174.86

Wanganui Bight, North Island

3

23 December 2009

3.9 Mw -41.035 174.72

Off the Kapiti Coast, North Island

4

13 February 2010

4.2 Mw -40.908 174.94

Off the Kapiti Coast, North Island

4

19 February 2010

5.0 ML -40.170 173.78

South Taranaki Bight, North Island

3

01 May 2010

4.4 ML -40.770 173.90

D'Uruville Isl. region, Marlborough

3

05 May 2010

4.6 Mw -39.094 176.23

Kaweka Range, Hawkes Bay

2

22 May 2010

3.5 ML -40.732 175.02

Off the Kapiti Coast, North Island

2

26 May 2010

3.7 ML -41.730 174.12

Cape Campbell, Marlborough

3

12 June 2010

4.7 Mw -41.730 174.12

South Taranaki Bight, North Island

4

13 July 2010

4.9 ML -40.510 173.55

Tasman Bay region, Nelson

4

08 August 2010

4.3 ML -40.580 175.70

Northern Wairarapa, North Island

2

25 August 2010

4.4 Mw -40.136 174.87

Wanganui Bight, North Island

4

04 September 2010

7.2 Mw -43.332 172.43

Darfield, Canterbury

5

04 September 2010

4.9

Mw

-43.554 172.15

Darfield aftershock, Canterbury

4

07 September 2010

4.0 ML -41.350 174.54

Cook Strait, Off Wellington

4

07 September 2010

3.8 ML -41.360 174.54

Cook Strait, Off Wellington

3

29 September 2010

5.4 Mw -36.681 177.28

Bay of Plenty, North Island

4

01 November 2010

4.2 ML -36.681 177.28

Off the Manawatu, North Island

2

28 November 2010

5.0 Mw -40.890 175.55

Central Wairarapa, North Island

4

01 December 2010

3.9 Mw -40.890 175.57

Central Wairarapa, North Island

2

26 December 2010

5.9 ML -40.890 175.57

Bay of Plenty, North Island

4

02 January 2011

3.8 ML -41.220 175.24

Southern Wairarapa, North Island

3

18 January 2011

5.5 ML -38.120 176.18

Bay of Plenty, North Island

3

23 January 2011

4.4 ML -41.360 174.21

Cloudy Bay, Off Marlborough

2

22 February 2011

6.3 ML -43.600 172.71

Christchurch-Banks Peninsula

3
             

*Epicentre/Mag. source; ISC=Mb; PDE=Mw/Mb; HRV=Mw; GNS=Mw; GNS/USGS=ML
† EMS-98 intensity at my location, not epicentral intensity!


Publications and Abstracts (Adobe Reader required for PDF files)
18) Reyners, M., D. M. Eberhart-Phillips, S.C. Bannister and S. Martin, "The tectonic context of the destructive 2010-2011 Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquake sequence," AGU Fall Meeting, 2011 (Abstract).

17) Beavan, J., C. Holden, M. Reyners, B. Fry, S. Samsonov, M. Motagh and S. Martin, "Source models of the Mw 7.1 Darfield, New Zealand, earthquake," XXV IUGG General Assembly, Melbourne, 2011 (Abstract)

16) Szeliga, W., S.E. Hough, S. Martin and R. Bilham, “Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100, 2, pp. 570-584, 2010 [ Download: 766 Kb, E-Supplement].

15) Martin. S., and W. Szeliga, “A catalog of felt intensity data for 589 earthquakes in India, 1636-2009”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100, 2, pp. 536-569, 2010 [ Download: 1.59 Mb, E-Supplement].

14) Szeliga, W., S. Martin, S.E. Hough and R. Bilham, “Epicentral determination from macroseismic data: Insights from four centuries of observations”, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 2009 (Abstract).

13) Szeliga, W., S. Martin, S.E. Hough and R. Bilham, “Numerical studies of 8000 reports of earthquakes felt in India in the past four centuries", Seismological Society of America, Annual Meeting, 2008 (Abstract).

12) Martin, S., W. Szeliga, and R. Bilham, “Intensity, magnitude, location and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1764”, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, 88, 52, Abstract T54C-04, 2007 (Abstract).

11) Martin, S., “Intensity Distribution from the 2004 M9.0 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake", Seismological Research Letters, 76, 3, pp. 321-330, 2005 [ Download: 4.8 Mb].

10) Hough, S.E., K. Mueller, R. Bilham, N. Ambraseys, and S. Martin, "Remotely triggered earthquakes in Intraplate Regions: Distributed Hazard, Dependent Events", EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol.84, No.46, Fall Meeting, supplement, 2003 (Abstract).

09) Hough, S.E., R. Bilham, K. Mueller, N. Ambraseys and S. Martin, “Great Intraplate Earthquakes: Insights from Macroseismic Data”, Indo-US Workshop on Seismicity & Geodynamics, Hyderabad, pp 19-20, 2003 (Abstract).

08) Hough, S.E., S. Martin, R. Bilham, and G. Atkinson, "A media-based assessment of damage and ground motions from the January 26th 2001 M7.6 Bhuj, India earthquake" Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, 112, 3, pp. 353-375, 2003
[ Download: 403 kb].

07) Hough, S.E., and S. Martin, “Magnitude estimates of two large aftershocks of the 16 December, 1811 New Madrid earthquake”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 92, 8, pp 3259-3268, 2002 [ Download: 446 kb].

06) Hough, S.E., S. Martin, R. Bilham, and G.M. Atkinson, "The 26 January, 2001 Bhuj, India, earthquake: observed and predicted ground motions", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 92, 6, pp. 2061-2079, 2002 [ Download: 2.94 Mb].

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5) Stewart, J.P., S.E. Hough, S.V. Vandhana and S. Martin, "Damage patterns", Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 8, Issue S1
(Bhuj Earthquake Special), pp. 67-75, July 2002.

04) Hough, S.E. and S. Martin, “Intensity Distribution of the January 26, 2001 Bhuj, India Earthquake”, Seismological Research Letters Vol.72, No.7, 2001 (Abstract).

03) Bendick, R., R. Bilham, E. Fielding, V. Gaur, S.E. Hough, G. Kier, M. Kulkarni, S. Martin, and M. Mukul, “The January 26, 2001 "Republic Day", India Earthquake”, Seismological Research Letters, 72, pp. 328-335, 2001 [ Download Draft: 448 kb].

02 Hough, S.E., S. Martin, R. Bilham, and G.M. Atkinson, "The 26 January, 2001 Bhuj, India, earthquake: observed and predicted ground motions", EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 47, Fall Meeting, Abstract S52G-02, 2001 (Abstract).

01) Bendick, R., R. Bilham, R.. Fielding, V. Gaur, S.E. Hough, G. Kier, M. Kulkarni, S. Martin and M. Mukul, “Geodetic investigation of the January 26, 2001 Bhuj Earthquake, Gujarat, India”, EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union Vol. 82, pp 5261, 2001 (Abstract).

 

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