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Magnitude 5.1 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 02:17:29 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
Agana, Guam 18.18 4:09.5 2:21:38.5Pn
Brisbane, Australia 32.76 6:29.5 2:23:58.5P
Tokyo, Japan 36.70 7:03.4 2:24:32.4P
Beijing, China 43.21 7:57.4 2:25:26.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.86 9:19.5 2:26:48.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.17 9:28.9 2:26:57.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 70.7711:12.7 2:28:41.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.3412:28.4 2:29:57.4P
Moscow, Russia 93.6513:12.6 2:30:41.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.2913:24.6 2:30:53.6P
Seattle, Washington 100.2713:42.4 2:31:11.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.8313:49.3 2:31:18.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.7714:06.8 2:31:35.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.3614:18.3 2:31:47.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 110.6314:28.3 2:31:57.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.9314:29.7 2:31:58.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.8714:38.3 2:32:07.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.3514:44.9 2:32:13.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.8214:47.0 2:32:16.0Pdiff
London, England 115.9914:52.2 2:32:21.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.5015:07.7 2:32:36.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.7815:13.4 2:32:42.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.2015:33.1 2:33:02.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.2015:33.0 2:33:02.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.5315:34.5 2:33:03.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.7215:48.7 2:33:17.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.0815:54.7 2:33:23.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.9916:03.2 2:33:32.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.0116:07.7 2:33:36.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.1816:08.5 2:33:37.5Pdiff
New York, New York 133.1816:08.5 2:33:37.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.2016:08.6 2:33:37.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.3516:35.8 2:34:04.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.4419:38.1 2:37:07.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.1119:48.7 2:37:17.7PKPdf

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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