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Magnitude 5.0 NORTHWESTERN IRAN

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 20:00:56 UTC

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Theoretical P-wave Travel Times

This map shows the predicted (theoretical) travel times, in minutes, of the compressional (P) wave from the earthquake location to points around the globe. The travel times are computed using the spherically-symmetric IASP91 reference earth velocity model. The heavy black lines shown are the approximate distances to the P-wave shadow zone (103 to 140 degrees).

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
City Distance
(degrees)
Travel Time
(min:secs)
Arrival Time
UTC
Phase
Moscow, Russia 17.73 4:04.120:05:00.1Pn
Rome, Italy 25.44 5:24.520:06:20.5P
Bergen, Norway 33.12 6:32.720:07:28.7P
London, England 34.20 6:42.020:07:38.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 34.64 6:45.820:07:41.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 40.79 7:37.720:08:33.7P
Beijing, China 53.25 9:15.020:10:11.0P
Tokyo, Japan 71.4211:16.620:12:12.6P
Bangor, Maine 78.0011:54.820:12:50.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.4512:02.820:12:58.8P
Boston, Massachusetts 80.9312:10.720:13:06.7P
Ottawa, Canada 81.0112:11.120:13:07.1P
New York, New York 83.6212:24.720:13:20.7P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 84.7812:30.620:13:26.6P
Washington, D.C. 86.5312:39.320:13:35.3P
Duluth, Minnesota 86.8412:40.920:13:36.9P
Agana, Guam 88.5012:48.820:13:44.8P
Knoxville, Tennessee 92.8613:09.020:14:05.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 92.9313:09.320:14:05.3P
Seattle, Washington 93.0713:10.020:14:06.0P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 94.5713:16.820:14:12.8P
Wichita, Kansas 96.5313:25.720:14:21.7P
Golden, Colorado 97.3813:29.520:14:25.5P
Miami, Florida 98.2413:33.420:14:29.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 102.1213:50.620:14:46.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.9713:54.420:14:50.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 105.1814:04.220:15:00.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.9614:07.620:15:03.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 106.9914:12.220:15:08.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 113.3714:40.520:15:36.5Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 116.1814:53.020:15:49.0Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 119.4915:07.720:16:03.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 122.9615:23.120:16:19.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 132.7416:06.520:17:02.5Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 141.3516:44.820:17:40.8Pdiff

Travel Time Information and Calculator

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


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