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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.5 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 00:04:43 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 29.42 6:03.7 0:10:47.7P
Brisbane, Australia 36.65 7:06.6 0:11:50.6P
Tokyo, Japan 44.25 8:09.4 0:12:53.4P
Beijing, China 45.53 8:19.6 0:13:03.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.46 8:42.5 0:13:26.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 58.86 9:58.8 0:14:42.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 82.8612:24.7 0:17:08.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.1012:36.1 0:17:20.1P
Moscow, Russia 91.3513:06.0 0:17:50.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 93.8913:17.6 0:18:01.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.7314:14.9 0:18:58.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 107.7914:19.7 0:19:03.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 108.2014:21.5 0:19:05.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 111.1914:34.8 0:19:18.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 113.5014:45.0 0:19:29.0Pdiff
London, England 113.9914:47.2 0:19:31.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 117.6015:03.2 0:19:47.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 125.6115:38.8 0:20:22.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 126.4515:42.5 0:20:26.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 129.4915:56.0 0:20:40.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 131.9516:06.9 0:20:50.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 135.9416:24.6 0:21:08.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 137.1616:30.0 0:21:14.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.3916:31.1 0:21:15.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 137.6216:32.1 0:21:16.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.7816:41.7 0:21:25.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 140.7616:46.0 0:21:30.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.5716:49.6 0:21:33.6Pdiff
New York, New York 142.1516:52.2 0:21:36.2Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 142.4116:53.4 0:21:37.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 142.5816:54.1 0:21:38.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 150.7519:46.2 0:24:30.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.1719:51.3 0:24:35.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 164.8820:03.6 0:24:47.6PKPdf

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