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Magnitude 5.2 XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 22:50:32 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 8.35 2:01.122:52:34.1Pn
Beijing, China 28.13 5:52.122:56:25.1P
Moscow, Russia 35.92 7:00.422:57:33.4P
Tokyo, Japan 47.00 8:31.222:59:04.2P
Rome, Italy 52.84 9:15.622:59:48.6P
Bergen, Norway 53.25 9:18.622:59:51.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 55.17 9:32.623:00:05.6P
London, England 58.30 9:54.923:00:27.9P
Agana, Guam 60.7810:12.023:00:45.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 75.2111:42.823:02:15.8P
Brisbane, Australia 92.1113:09.423:03:42.4P
Seattle, Washington 94.6113:20.923:03:53.9P
Bangor, Maine 95.7513:26.123:03:59.1P
Ottawa, Canada 96.9913:31.723:04:04.7P
Duluth, Minnesota 98.1013:36.723:04:09.6P
Boston, Massachusetts 98.6913:39.323:04:12.3Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 100.5913:47.723:04:20.7Pdiff
New York, New York 101.0013:49.523:04:22.5Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 102.0113:54.023:04:27.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 103.4814:00.523:04:33.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.0414:03.023:04:36.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 105.0714:07.623:04:40.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 105.9714:11.623:04:44.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 107.2814:17.423:04:50.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.9814:20.523:04:53.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.6314:23.423:04:56.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.5814:27.623:05:00.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.4714:31.623:05:04.6Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 114.5914:49.923:05:22.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.7614:59.523:05:32.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.1915:05.823:05:38.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 119.1115:09.923:05:42.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.5715:38.623:06:11.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 142.0016:51.523:07:24.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.6619:44.523:10:17.5PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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


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