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Magnitude 4.9 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 14:59:12 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 16.31 3:46.215:02:58.2Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.75 5:53.915:05:05.9P
Tokyo, Japan 37.39 7:09.115:06:21.1P
Beijing, China 46.48 8:23.315:07:35.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.73 8:55.915:08:07.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.37 9:58.415:09:10.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.8810:41.815:09:53.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6712:19.615:11:31.6P
Seattle, Washington 97.2613:28.715:12:40.7P
Moscow, Russia 97.9413:31.815:12:43.8P
San Francisco, California 97.9613:31.915:12:43.9P
Los Angeles, California 101.6413:48.215:13:00.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.1113:50.315:13:02.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.8214:11.215:13:23.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.6114:19.115:13:31.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.8914:29.315:13:41.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 110.9314:29.415:13:41.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.8214:33.415:13:45.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.0714:56.715:14:08.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.3514:57.915:14:09.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.7814:59.815:14:11.8Pdiff
London, England 119.9115:09.315:14:21.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.5715:12.215:14:24.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.7515:13.015:14:25.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.1015:19.015:14:31.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.9615:40.615:14:52.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.0315:40.915:14:52.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.6615:57.015:15:09.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.7715:57.515:15:09.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.0715:58.815:15:10.8Pdiff
New York, New York 131.2115:59.415:15:11.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.5816:01.115:15:13.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.4816:18.415:15:30.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.5716:45.515:15:57.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.3719:42.715:18:54.7PKPdf

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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