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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

World Location Date-Time 2002 11 17 04:53:50 UTC Regional Location
Location 47.96N 146.30E
Depth 498.5 kilometers
Magnitude 7.3
Region NORTHWEST OF KURIL ISLANDS
Reference 170 miles (275 km) ESE of Poronaysk, Russia
Source USGS NEIC

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
Tokyo, Japan 13.21 2:51.3 4:56:41.3P
Beijing, China 22.85 4:24.4 4:58:14.4P
Agana, Guam 34.41 6:04.8 4:59:54.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 37.67 6:31.9 5:00:21.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.85 8:13.9 5:02:03.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.74 8:20.4 5:02:10.4P
Seattle, Washington 57.60 9:01.6 5:02:51.6P
Moscow, Russia 60.70 9:22.5 5:03:12.5P
San Francisco, California 63.92 9:43.4 5:03:33.4P
Bergen, Norway 67.4710:05.7 5:03:55.7P
Los Angeles, California 68.9310:14.5 5:04:04.5P
Golden, Colorado 72.1210:33.4 5:04:23.4P
Duluth, Minnesota 72.8010:37.4 5:04:27.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 74.8310:48.9 5:04:38.9P
Brisbane, Australia 75.3410:51.8 5:04:41.8P
London, England 76.8511:00.1 5:04:50.1P
Wichita, Kansas 77.5911:04.2 5:04:54.2P
Ottawa, Canada 79.9911:17.0 5:05:07.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 80.1811:18.0 5:05:08.0P
Rome, Italy 81.6711:25.6 5:05:15.6P
Bangor, Maine 82.6411:30.6 5:05:20.6P
Boston, Massachusetts 84.2211:38.5 5:05:28.5P
Knoxville, Tennessee 84.6711:40.7 5:05:30.7P
New York, New York 84.7611:41.1 5:05:31.1P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 85.0511:42.5 5:05:32.5P
Washington, D.C. 85.3311:43.9 5:05:33.9P
Brownsville, Texas 86.8911:51.3 5:05:41.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.0812:10.7 5:06:00.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 92.3612:16.6 5:06:06.6P
Miami, Florida 95.5912:31.2 5:06:21.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 103.9113:08.2 5:06:58.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 107.7713:25.3 5:07:15.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 129.2215:00.5 5:08:50.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 154.8818:54.6 5:12:44.6PKPdf



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