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Magnitude 5.7 VANUATU

Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 04:57:50 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
Brisbane, Australia 16.59 3:47.1 5:01:43.1Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 22.33 4:50.5 5:02:46.5P
Agana, Guam 40.42 7:29.5 5:05:25.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.01 9:00.4 5:06:56.4P
Tokyo, Japan 61.3710:06.7 5:08:02.7P
Beijing, China 76.6411:41.4 5:09:37.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.8612:25.1 5:10:21.1P
San Francisco, California 86.0312:30.9 5:10:26.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.9212:35.3 5:10:31.3P
Los Angeles, California 87.3812:37.4 5:10:33.4P
Seattle, Washington 90.8512:53.7 5:10:49.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.8412:58.3 5:10:54.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 93.3713:05.4 5:11:01.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.6313:20.1 5:11:16.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.0613:26.5 5:11:22.5P
Golden, Colorado 99.1813:31.5 5:11:27.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.4213:41.4 5:11:37.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.5813:55.5 5:11:51.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 107.9314:10.4 5:12:06.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.9814:19.4 5:12:15.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.2214:20.5 5:12:16.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.8514:36.6 5:12:32.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.5914:48.8 5:12:44.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.5215:06.2 5:13:02.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.3615:10.0 5:13:06.0Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 121.9815:12.7 5:13:08.7Pdiff
New York, New York 122.8515:16.5 5:13:12.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.9415:25.8 5:13:21.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.3215:32.0 5:13:28.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.1815:40.2 5:13:36.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.6115:42.2 5:13:38.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 128.6215:42.2 5:13:38.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.4616:21.4 5:14:17.4Pdiff
London, England 146.8819:29.7 5:17:25.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 149.9619:34.6 5:17:30.6PKPdf

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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