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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 7.0 SCOTIA SEA
Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 03:41:47 UTC

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
Palmer Station, Antarctica 14.38 3:23.5 3:45:10.5Pn
Lima, Peru 57.85 9:51.8 3:51:38.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 75.3211:43.5 3:53:30.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 79.8412:08.7 3:53:55.7P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 83.2312:26.6 3:54:13.6P
Brisbane, Australia 91.6013:07.1 3:54:54.1P
Miami, Florida 94.0913:18.6 3:55:05.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 95.3213:24.2 3:55:11.2P
Brownsville, Texas 100.4313:47.0 3:55:34.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.1114:07.8 3:55:54.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 105.4614:09.3 3:55:56.3Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 105.9714:11.6 3:55:58.6Pdiff
New York, New York 106.4014:13.5 3:56:00.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 107.2414:17.2 3:56:04.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 109.0914:25.5 3:56:12.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.2414:26.1 3:56:13.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 109.4014:26.8 3:56:13.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 110.9214:33.6 3:56:20.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.2414:35.0 3:56:22.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 112.2114:39.3 3:56:26.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.1014:43.2 3:56:30.2Pdiff
London, England 115.4614:53.7 3:56:40.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.6514:54.6 3:56:41.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 116.3314:57.6 3:56:44.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.1015:01.0 3:56:48.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 121.3015:19.6 3:57:06.6Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 124.4715:33.7 3:57:20.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 124.8815:35.5 3:57:22.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 128.1515:50.0 3:57:37.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 129.2915:55.1 3:57:42.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 129.4615:55.9 3:57:42.9Pdiff
Agana, Guam 132.5216:09.4 3:57:56.4Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 149.9819:45.0 4:01:32.0PKPdf
Beijing, China 152.2719:48.5 4:01:35.5PKPdf
Tokyo, Japan 154.3519:51.5 4:01:38.5PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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

 


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