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Magnitude 4.6 ATACAMA, CHILE

Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 10:48:28 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 17.58 4:02.510:52:31.5Pn
Palmer Station, Antarctica 39.11 7:24.210:55:53.2P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 47.39 8:31.010:56:60.0P
Miami, Florida 55.04 9:28.410:57:57.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 55.08 9:28.710:57:57.7P
Brownsville, Texas 60.0410:03.610:58:32.6P
Knoxville, Tennessee 65.8410:42.210:59:11.2P
Washington, D.C. 67.6810:54.010:59:23.0P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 68.6110:59.910:59:28.9P
New York, New York 69.3311:04.310:59:33.3P
St. Louis, Missouri 69.5311:05.510:59:34.5P
Wichita, Kansas 70.6811:12.610:59:41.6P
Boston, Massachusetts 70.9011:13.910:59:42.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 71.8711:19.810:59:48.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 73.0811:27.010:59:56.0P
Bangor, Maine 73.4011:28.910:59:57.9P
Ottawa, Canada 74.0911:33.011:00:01.9P
Golden, Colorado 75.2611:39.711:00:08.7P
Los Angeles, California 76.7811:48.411:00:17.4P
Duluth, Minnesota 77.6511:53.211:00:22.2P
San Francisco, California 81.8112:15.811:00:44.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 87.2312:43.211:01:12.2P
Seattle, Washington 89.0612:51.811:01:20.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.1613:29.011:01:58.0P
London, England 101.4413:48.011:02:17.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.4314:01.311:02:30.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 105.1814:04.611:02:33.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4714:19.211:02:48.2Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 109.6614:24.511:02:53.5Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 109.7114:24.711:02:53.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 123.9315:27.811:03:56.8Pdiff
Agana, Guam 143.2216:53.511:05:22.5Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 152.9919:46.011:08:15.0PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 159.3719:54.411:08:23.4PKPdf
Beijing, China 167.3320:02.111:08:31.1PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


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