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Magnitude 5.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 23:18:26 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
Brisbane, Australia 20.11 4:25.123:22:52.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 30.26 6:00.523:24:27.5P
Agana, Guam 33.08 6:25.223:24:52.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.06 8:28.223:26:55.2P
Tokyo, Japan 53.54 9:09.323:27:36.3P
Beijing, China 69.2810:55.323:29:22.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.4711:59.823:30:26.8P
San Francisco, California 82.6712:11.323:30:38.3P
Los Angeles, California 84.6312:21.323:30:48.3P
Seattle, Washington 86.3912:30.023:30:57.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 87.7412:36.523:31:03.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.3912:44.323:31:11.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 92.8113:00.123:31:27.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.1513:06.223:31:33.2P
Golden, Colorado 96.1413:15.323:31:42.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 97.8813:23.023:31:50.0P
Brownsville, Texas 100.4013:34.223:32:01.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.9613:41.223:32:08.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.2514:00.223:32:27.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.5814:06.123:32:33.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.6314:24.123:32:51.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 112.6114:28.423:32:55.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.9414:43.223:33:10.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.7514:51.323:33:18.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.8814:51.823:33:18.8Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 119.1614:57.523:33:24.5Pdiff
New York, New York 119.9015:00.823:33:27.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 120.9515:05.523:33:32.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.7015:08.823:33:35.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.6715:13.123:33:40.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.3315:38.223:34:05.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.9115:40.823:34:07.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 129.5315:43.623:34:10.6Pdiff
London, England 138.9416:25.323:34:52.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 142.3916:40.623:35:07.6Pdiff

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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