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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.7 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

2000 October 06 04:30:19 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
Tokyo, Japan 5.40 1:20.6 4:31:39.6 Pn
Beijing, China 13.95 3:17.7 4:33:36.7 Pn
Agana, Guam 24.27 5:17.2 4:35:36.2 P
Kathmandu, Nepal 41.14 7:44.2 4:38:03.2 P
Anchorage, Alaska 53.54 9:20.7 4:39:39.7 P
Honolulu, Hawaii 61.25 10:15.2 4:40:34.2 P
Moscow, Russia 64.37 10:36.1 4:40:55.1 P
Brisbane, Australia 65.35 10:42.5 4:41:01.5 P
Seattle, Washington 73.26 11:31.5 4:41:50.5 P
Bergen, Norway 75.38 11:43.8 4:42:02.8 P
San Francisco, California 79.01 12:04.2 4:42:23.2 P
Los Angeles, California 83.96 12:30.4 4:42:49.4 P
London, England 84.23 12:31.7 4:42:50.7 P
Wellington, New Zealand 85.39 12:37.6 4:42:56.6 P
Rome, Italy 85.80 12:39.6 4:42:58.6 P
Golden, Colorado 87.87 12:49.7 4:43:08.7 P
Duluth, Minnesota 88.62 12:53.2 4:43:12.2 P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.40 13:01.5 4:43:20.5 P
Wichita, Kansas 93.43 13:15.5 4:43:34.5 P
Ottawa, Canada 95.39 13:24.5 4:43:43.5 P
Nairobi, Kenya 95.88 13:26.7 4:43:45.7 P
St. Louis, Missouri 96.05 13:27.5 4:43:46.5 P
Bangor, Maine 97.70 13:34.9 4:43:53.9 P
Boston, Massachusetts 99.49 13:42.8 4:44:01.8 Pdiff
New York, New York 100.21 13:46.0 4:44:05.0 Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 100.52 13:47.4 4:44:06.4 Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 100.57 13:47.6 4:44:06.6 Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 100.95 13:49.3 4:44:08.3 Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 102.46 13:56.0 4:44:15.0 Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 106.29 14:13.0 4:44:32.0 Pdiff
Miami, Florida 111.45 14:35.9 4:44:54.9 Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 123.34 15:28.7 4:45:47.7 Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.15 17:01.1 4:47:20.1 Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 146.17 19:38.8 4:49:57.8 PKPdf


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