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Magnitude 4.9 BANDA SEA

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 03:14:36 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
Agana, Guam 24.69 5:05.7 3:19:43.7P
Brisbane, Australia 30.12 5:54.1 3:20:32.1P
Tokyo, Japan 43.00 7:42.8 3:22:20.8P
Beijing, China 47.94 8:21.6 3:22:59.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.64 8:57.0 3:23:35.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.03 9:14.3 3:23:52.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.9211:28.5 3:26:06.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.9512:45.1 3:27:23.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.0512:54.8 3:27:32.8P
Moscow, Russia 96.7113:11.4 3:27:49.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1513:48.9 3:28:26.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.6813:55.7 3:28:33.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.8514:00.9 3:28:38.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.6314:17.6 3:28:55.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.3314:20.7 3:28:58.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7614:31.6 3:29:09.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.8014:40.6 3:29:18.6Pdiff
London, England 119.3314:51.8 3:29:29.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6014:57.5 3:29:35.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.8414:58.5 3:29:36.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.0615:21.7 3:29:59.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0515:26.1 3:30:04.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5515:41.6 3:30:19.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.8015:42.8 3:30:20.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.6115:46.3 3:30:24.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.3216:02.8 3:30:40.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.4816:08.0 3:30:46.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.5516:17.1 3:30:55.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.5916:21.8 3:30:59.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.7816:22.6 3:31:00.6Pdiff
New York, New York 139.7816:22.6 3:31:00.6Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 139.8016:22.7 3:31:00.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4119:17.6 3:33:55.6PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.2819:20.7 3:33:58.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2919:39.0 3:34:17.0PKPdf

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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