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Magnitude 5.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Friday, April 03, 2009 at 14:37:52 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
Wellington, New Zealand 11.20 2:37.514:40:29.5Pn
Brisbane, Australia 25.13 5:21.314:43:13.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 56.08 9:35.114:47:27.1P
Agana, Guam 56.94 9:41.214:47:33.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 69.7511:06.114:48:58.1P
Tokyo, Japan 77.4511:51.314:49:43.3P
Los Angeles, California 86.3812:38.214:50:30.2P
San Francisco, California 86.4712:38.614:50:30.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.9212:55.014:50:47.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.2413:01.114:50:53.1P
Beijing, China 93.1813:10.014:51:02.0P
Lima, Peru 93.2713:10.414:51:02.4P
Seattle, Washington 93.5813:11.914:51:03.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.5013:16.114:51:08.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 95.2313:19.414:51:11.4P
Brownsville, Texas 96.0013:22.914:51:14.9P
Golden, Colorado 98.1013:32.314:51:24.3P
Wichita, Kansas 102.2513:50.714:51:42.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.5914:14.414:52:06.4Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 108.8114:19.814:52:11.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.5914:23.314:52:15.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.8214:24.314:52:16.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 110.0814:25.514:52:17.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.1814:57.014:52:49.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.1415:01.314:52:53.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.8915:04.614:52:56.6Pdiff
New York, New York 119.9715:09.414:53:01.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.0915:09.914:53:01.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.5215:20.714:53:12.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 124.7315:30.514:53:22.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 133.3016:08.614:54:00.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 144.9417:00.214:54:52.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 150.9719:43.414:57:35.4PKPdf
London, England 159.9519:56.014:57:48.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 166.4020:02.614:57:54.6PKPdf

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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