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Magnitude 6.5 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Monday, January 19, 2009 at 03:35:18 UTC

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

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
Brisbane, Australia 16.86 3:52.3 3:39:16.3Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 18.80 4:15.1 3:39:39.1P
Agana, Guam 44.13 8:03.1 3:43:27.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 53.35 9:13.9 3:44:37.9P
Tokyo, Japan 65.1110:35.2 3:45:59.2P
Beijing, China 80.3412:05.6 3:47:29.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.1912:10.1 3:47:34.1P
San Francisco, California 86.8512:38.9 3:48:02.9P
Los Angeles, California 87.8812:43.8 3:48:07.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.4212:51.1 3:48:15.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.1713:03.8 3:48:27.8P
Seattle, Washington 92.2113:04.0 3:48:28.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 96.5413:23.7 3:48:47.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.9413:25.6 3:48:49.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 97.2613:27.0 3:48:51.0P
Golden, Colorado 99.7513:38.1 3:49:02.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.9913:43.5 3:49:07.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.9014:00.9 3:49:24.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 105.0514:01.6 3:49:25.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.5214:25.9 3:49:49.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.8514:27.3 3:49:51.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.9114:40.9 3:50:04.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.8814:49.6 3:50:13.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.7515:11.2 3:50:35.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.0815:17.2 3:50:41.2Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 122.2815:18.0 3:50:42.0Pdiff
New York, New York 123.2015:22.2 3:50:46.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.4315:32.0 3:50:56.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 126.7515:37.9 3:51:01.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.0115:39.1 3:51:03.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 129.2715:49.1 3:51:13.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.3616:02.8 3:51:26.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.0216:41.3 3:52:05.3Pdiff
London, England 150.4419:39.6 3:55:03.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.6819:44.4 3:55:08.4PKPdf

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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