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Magnitude 5.0 VANUATU

Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 12:58:37 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 17.10 3:54.013:02:35.0Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 25.08 5:17.413:03:58.4P
Agana, Guam 37.65 7:07.513:05:48.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.92 8:53.413:07:34.4P
Tokyo, Japan 58.54 9:48.413:08:29.4P
Beijing, China 73.8911:26.713:10:07.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.9112:26.513:11:07.5P
San Francisco, California 85.2412:28.213:11:09.2P
Los Angeles, California 86.8212:35.913:11:16.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 87.6612:40.013:11:21.0P
Seattle, Washington 89.6512:49.313:11:30.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 91.0912:56.013:11:37.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.4012:57.513:11:38.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.1913:19.413:12:00.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.4613:29.513:12:10.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 98.5413:29.813:12:10.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.5213:43.113:12:24.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.1013:54.613:12:35.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.0914:16.713:12:57.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.7514:19.613:13:00.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 109.9614:20.513:13:01.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.5514:36.513:13:17.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.8614:51.213:13:32.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.0715:05.413:13:46.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.5515:07.613:13:48.6Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 121.4715:11.613:13:52.6Pdiff
New York, New York 122.2915:15.313:13:56.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.2815:24.113:14:05.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.5115:29.613:14:10.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 125.8215:30.913:14:11.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.1715:41.413:14:22.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.9815:45.013:14:26.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 134.7216:10.413:14:51.4Pdiff
London, England 144.1216:52.213:15:33.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 147.1819:31.413:18:12.4PKPdf

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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