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Magnitude 4.8 OFF COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 04:43:25 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
Lima, Peru 1.98 0:31.0 4:43:56.0Pn
San Juan, Puerto Rico 32.72 6:28.3 4:49:53.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 36.84 7:03.8 4:50:28.8P
Miami, Florida 37.40 7:08.5 4:50:33.5P
Brownsville, Texas 41.59 7:43.3 4:51:08.3P
Knoxville, Tennessee 47.88 8:33.4 4:51:58.4P
Washington, D.C. 50.51 8:53.5 4:52:18.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 51.32 8:59.7 4:52:24.7P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 51.66 9:02.1 4:52:27.1P
Wichita, Kansas 52.24 9:06.5 4:52:31.5P
New York, New York 52.50 9:08.4 4:52:33.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 53.49 9:15.7 4:52:40.7P
Boston, Massachusetts 54.40 9:22.4 4:52:47.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 54.94 9:26.3 4:52:51.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 56.74 9:39.2 4:53:04.2P
Golden, Colorado 56.79 9:39.6 4:53:04.6P
Ottawa, Canada 57.07 9:41.5 4:53:06.5P
Bangor, Maine 57.14 9:42.0 4:53:07.0P
Los Angeles, California 58.91 9:54.4 4:53:19.4P
Duluth, Minnesota 59.50 9:58.5 4:53:23.5P
San Francisco, California 63.9210:28.3 4:53:53.3P
Seattle, Washington 70.7311:11.4 4:54:36.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 84.0312:25.8 4:55:50.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.3213:00.8 4:56:25.8P
London, England 92.3713:05.7 4:56:30.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 94.0913:13.5 4:56:38.5P
Bergen, Norway 97.4413:28.7 4:56:53.7P
Rome, Italy 98.9513:35.4 4:57:00.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 114.6814:45.2 4:58:10.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 115.0214:46.7 4:58:11.7Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 116.1714:51.8 4:58:16.8Pdiff
Agana, Guam 137.2616:25.5 4:59:50.5Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 137.7016:27.4 4:59:52.4Pdiff
Beijing, China 148.8719:38.1 5:03:03.1PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 158.4819:51.7 5:03:16.7PKPdf

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