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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.6 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2003 June 07 00:32:44 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report


U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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 19.81 4:27.7 0:37:13.7P
Brisbane, Australia 22.36 4:55.1 0:37:41.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 41.36 7:42.6 0:40:28.6P
Tokyo, Japan 42.14 7:49.0 0:40:35.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 55.51 9:31.7 0:42:17.7P
Beijing, China 55.53 9:31.8 0:42:17.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 72.1711:21.4 0:44:07.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.6212:04.0 0:44:50.0P
San Francisco, California 89.3912:53.2 0:45:39.2P
Seattle, Washington 90.6412:59.1 0:45:45.1P
Los Angeles, California 92.4013:07.2 0:45:53.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 101.9913:50.3 0:46:36.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 102.8713:54.2 0:46:40.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.0113:54.8 0:46:40.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 107.7914:16.1 0:47:02.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 109.2014:22.3 0:47:08.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 109.2014:22.3 0:47:08.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 110.4214:27.7 0:47:13.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 111.0614:30.6 0:47:16.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 114.5014:45.8 0:47:31.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 115.1514:48.8 0:47:34.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 119.1215:06.3 0:47:52.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 119.3515:07.4 0:47:53.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.1415:19.7 0:48:05.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 124.1815:28.8 0:48:14.8Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 125.0515:32.7 0:48:18.7Pdiff
New York, New York 125.4915:34.6 0:48:20.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 125.8515:36.2 0:48:22.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 126.5915:39.5 0:48:25.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.6215:39.7 0:48:25.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 128.1415:46.4 0:48:32.4Pdiff
London, England 128.3015:47.1 0:48:33.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 128.7215:49.0 0:48:35.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 140.2516:40.2 0:49:26.2Pdiff

 


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