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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Monday, December 12, 2005 at 21:47:46 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 14.76 3:18.021:51:04.0Pn
Moscow, Russia 29.87 5:46.121:53:32.1P
Beijing, China 35.58 6:35.421:54:21.4P
Rome, Italy 45.09 7:53.121:55:39.1P
Bergen, Norway 47.49 8:11.821:55:57.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 49.09 8:24.021:56:10.0P
London, England 51.56 8:42.421:56:28.5P
Tokyo, Japan 54.46 9:03.621:56:49.6P
Agana, Guam 69.0510:40.921:58:26.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 77.3011:29.121:59:15.1P
Bangor, Maine 91.5312:40.422:00:26.4P
Ottawa, Canada 93.3712:48.822:00:34.8P
Boston, Massachusetts 94.5112:54.022:00:40.0P
Seattle, Washington 95.4812:58.422:00:44.4P
Duluth, Minnesota 96.0313:00.922:00:46.9P
New York, New York 96.9813:05.222:00:51.2P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 98.0713:10.022:00:56.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 99.6613:17.022:01:03.0Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 99.7413:17.422:01:03.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.5013:34.122:01:20.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 104.3113:37.722:01:23.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.8613:40.122:01:26.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.3013:42.122:01:28.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.5913:43.422:01:29.4Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 106.4113:47.022:01:33.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.0113:58.622:01:44.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.5314:00.922:01:46.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 112.2014:12.722:01:58.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 112.6314:14.622:02:00.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 117.2614:35.222:02:21.2Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 122.0714:56.522:02:42.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 123.8815:04.622:02:50.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 139.6816:14.722:04:00.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 142.5816:27.622:04:13.6Pdiff

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