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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 8.4 NEAR COAST OF PERU

2001 June 23 20:33:14 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

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

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
Lima, Peru 5.29 1:16.7 20:34:30.7 Pn
San Juan, Puerto Rico 35.30 6:51.8 20:40:05.8 P
Miami, Florida 42.25 7:49.9 20:41:03.9 P
Mexico City, Mexico 43.44 7:59.5 20:41:13.5 P
Brownsville, Texas 47.90 8:34.9 20:41:48.9 P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 51.85 9:04.9 20:42:18.9 P
Knoxville, Tennessee 53.05 9:13.8 20:42:27.8 P
Washington, D.C. 54.95 9:27.6 20:42:41.6 P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 55.93 9:34.7 20:42:48.7 P
New York, New York 56.67 9:40.0 20:42:54.0 P
St. Louis, Missouri 56.80 9:40.9 20:42:54.9 P
Wichita, Kansas 58.17 9:50.5 20:43:04.5 P
Boston, Massachusetts 58.34 9:51.7 20:43:05.7 P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 59.90 10:02.5 20:43:16.5 P
Bangor, Maine 60.92 10:09.5 20:43:23.5 P
Ottawa, Canada 61.40 10:12.8 20:43:26.8 P
Golden, Colorado 63.01 10:23.6 20:43:37.6 P
Duluth, Minnesota 64.89 10:36.0 20:43:50.0 P
Los Angeles, California 65.62 10:40.7 20:43:54.7 P
San Francisco, California 70.62 11:12.1 20:44:26.1 P
Seattle, Washington 77.16 11:50.4 20:45:04.4 P
Honolulu, Hawaii 90.57 12:58.7 20:46:12.7 P
London, England 92.66 13:08.4 20:46:22.4 P
Wellington, New Zealand 94.78 13:18.1 20:46:32.1 P
Anchorage, Alaska 97.64 13:31.0 20:46:45.0 P
Rome, Italy 97.86 13:32.0 20:46:46.0 P
Bergen, Norway 98.64 13:35.4 20:46:49.4 Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 109.25 14:22.5 20:47:36.5 Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 115.28 14:49.3 20:48:03.3 Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 117.26 14:58.1 20:48:12.1 Pdiff
Agana, Guam 142.83 16:51.6 20:50:05.6 Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 144.54 16:59.2 20:50:13.2 Pdiff
Beijing, China 154.85 19:48.5 20:53:02.5 PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 157.45 19:51.9 20:53:05.9 PKPdf


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