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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 8.1 Balleny Islands Region

1998 March 25 03:12:25 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
Wellington, New Zealand 26.29 5:35.6 3:18:00.6P
Brisbane, Australia 35.45 6:56.3 3:19:21.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 47.43 8:34.5 3:20:59.5P
Agana, Guam 76.1811:48.4 3:24:13.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 93.5413:16.0 3:25:41.0P
Lima, Peru 97.0813:32.1 3:25:57.1P
Tokyo, Japan 98.5013:38.4 3:26:03.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 99.0413:40.8 3:26:05.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.5314:00.8 3:26:25.8Pdiff
Beijing, China 105.8114:10.9 3:26:35.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 116.8014:59.7 3:27:24.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 120.6715:16.8 3:27:41.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 121.9915:22.7 3:27:47.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 123.1815:28.0 3:27:53.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 126.7615:43.9 3:28:08.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.3115:55.2 3:28:20.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 130.2715:59.5 3:28:24.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 130.6616:01.2 3:28:26.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 131.2316:03.7 3:28:28.7Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 131.9616:07.0 3:28:32.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 133.2216:12.5 3:28:37.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 137.1916:30.2 3:28:55.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.2616:30.5 3:28:55.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 142.6316:54.3 3:29:19.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 143.2916:57.3 3:29:22.3Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 144.9817:04.8 3:29:29.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 146.0319:38.6 3:32:03.6PKPdf
New York, New York 146.1119:38.7 3:32:03.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 147.3019:40.7 3:32:05.7PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.6919:43.0 3:32:08.0PKPdf
Ottawa, Canada 149.1219:43.7 3:32:08.7PKPdf
Bangor, Maine 151.6719:47.6 3:32:12.6PKPdf
London, England 160.2319:59.0 3:32:24.0PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 162.9420:01.8 3:32:26.8PKPdf


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