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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.7 SERAM, INDONESIA
2004 January 28 22:15:32 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
Agana, Guam 24.03 5:11.922:20:44.9P
Brisbane, Australia 34.49 6:44.722:22:17.7P
Tokyo, Japan 40.42 7:34.922:23:07.9P
Beijing, China 44.05 8:04.522:23:37.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.72 8:56.422:24:29.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 57.01 9:42.422:25:15.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.2011:50.622:27:23.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.3612:53.122:28:26.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.3212:57.522:28:30.5P
Moscow, Russia 92.3713:07.022:28:40.0P
Seattle, Washington 106.0514:08.422:29:41.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.0214:17.122:29:50.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.0914:17.422:29:50.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.7214:20.222:29:53.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.4214:27.722:30:00.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.0514:35.022:30:08.0Pdiff
London, England 114.9914:48.022:30:21.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.3315:11.722:30:44.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.9915:14.722:30:47.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.8315:31.722:31:04.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.7215:40.122:31:13.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.9315:58.822:31:31.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.5516:01.522:31:34.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.9516:03.322:31:36.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.4216:09.822:31:42.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.7916:20.322:31:53.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.2716:22.522:31:55.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.7616:29.122:32:02.1Pdiff
New York, New York 138.0516:30.422:32:03.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.1816:31.022:32:04.0Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 138.1916:31.022:32:04.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4319:33.622:35:06.6PKPbc
Lima, Peru 151.4819:43.622:35:16.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.9819:55.022:35:28.0PKPdf

 


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