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Magnitude 5.0 XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION

Friday, March 21, 2008 at 04:03:26 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 8.16 1:58.5 4:05:22.5Pn
Beijing, China 28.01 5:51.1 4:09:15.1P
Moscow, Russia 36.13 7:02.2 4:10:26.2P
Tokyo, Japan 46.88 8:30.2 4:11:54.2P
Rome, Italy 53.05 9:17.1 4:12:41.1P
Bergen, Norway 53.46 9:20.2 4:12:44.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 55.25 9:33.2 4:12:57.2P
London, England 58.51 9:56.4 4:13:20.4P
Agana, Guam 60.6010:10.8 4:13:34.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 75.2611:43.1 4:15:07.1P
Brisbane, Australia 91.8913:08.5 4:16:32.5P
Seattle, Washington 94.6913:21.3 4:16:45.3P
Bangor, Maine 95.9413:27.0 4:16:51.0P
Ottawa, Canada 97.1613:32.5 4:16:56.5P
Duluth, Minnesota 98.2413:37.3 4:17:01.3P
Boston, Massachusetts 98.8713:40.1 4:17:04.1Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 100.5313:47.4 4:17:11.4Pdiff
New York, New York 101.1713:50.3 4:17:14.3Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 102.1913:54.8 4:17:18.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 103.6614:01.3 4:17:25.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.1014:03.3 4:17:27.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 105.1914:08.1 4:17:32.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 106.1214:12.3 4:17:36.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 107.4114:18.0 4:17:42.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 108.1414:21.2 4:17:45.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.7014:23.7 4:17:47.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.6914:28.1 4:17:52.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.5614:32.0 4:17:56.0Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 114.3814:48.9 4:18:12.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.9415:00.3 4:18:24.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.4015:06.8 4:18:30.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 119.2415:10.5 4:18:34.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.7015:39.2 4:19:03.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 141.9416:51.3 4:20:15.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.8719:44.8 4:23:08.8PKPdf

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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