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Magnitude 5.6 BANDA SEA

Monday, April 20, 2009 at 12:21:21 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 22.96 5:00.112:26:25.1P
Brisbane, Australia 32.11 6:22.412:27:47.4P
Tokyo, Japan 40.69 7:35.512:29:00.4P
Beijing, China 45.52 8:14.512:29:39.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.25 9:13.512:30:38.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.66 9:23.712:30:48.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.2111:37.512:33:02.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.9512:49.212:34:14.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.8313:07.212:34:32.2P
Moscow, Russia 94.5513:15.112:34:40.1P
Seattle, Washington 105.0614:02.012:35:27.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.6014:08.812:35:33.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.5914:13.212:35:38.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.0214:24.012:35:49.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.5014:26.112:35:51.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.8814:36.712:36:01.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.6614:49.012:36:14.0Pdiff
London, England 117.1414:55.612:36:20.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.1615:04.612:36:29.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.5915:06.512:36:31.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.2215:27.012:36:52.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.5915:33.112:36:58.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.8615:52.112:37:17.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9615:52.512:37:17.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.9915:52.712:37:17.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.2516:07.112:37:32.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.8716:14.312:37:39.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.3616:20.912:37:45.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.6816:26.812:37:51.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.7016:26.912:37:51.9Pdiff
New York, New York 137.7816:27.212:37:52.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.8416:27.512:37:52.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.1316:55.412:38:20.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.8419:38.712:41:03.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.9119:53.512:41:18.5PKPdf

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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