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Magnitude 4.7 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.

Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 23:13:44 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
Agana, Guam 16.96 3:54.523:17:36.5Pn
Brisbane, Australia 25.23 5:22.523:19:04.5P
Tokyo, Japan 39.27 7:25.123:21:07.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 46.52 8:23.823:22:05.8P
Beijing, China 50.22 8:52.323:22:34.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 61.9710:16.323:23:58.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 64.5610:33.523:24:15.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.8312:15.523:25:57.5P
San Francisco, California 94.9213:18.423:27:00.4P
Seattle, Washington 95.0413:19.023:27:01.0P
Los Angeles, California 98.3313:33.823:27:15.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 102.1813:50.923:27:32.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 103.5013:56.723:27:38.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.0914:08.223:27:50.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 107.1614:13.023:27:55.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 107.7914:15.823:27:57.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 108.1514:17.323:27:59.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 114.5814:45.923:28:27.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.2314:48.823:28:30.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 115.2914:49.023:28:31.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 116.3614:53.823:28:35.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 117.0314:56.823:28:38.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 119.6015:08.223:28:50.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 122.4515:20.823:29:02.8Pdiff
London, England 123.7315:26.523:29:08.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 124.3815:29.423:29:11.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.7415:35.423:29:17.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 128.7115:48.623:29:30.6Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 129.3315:51.423:29:33.4Pdiff
New York, New York 129.6015:52.623:29:34.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 129.8315:53.623:29:35.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 130.2915:55.623:29:37.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 132.1516:03.923:29:45.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 136.2116:21.923:30:03.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 146.9219:36.123:33:18.1PKPdf

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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