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Magnitude 5.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 21:10:03 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 20.57 4:32.921:14:35.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.29 6:13.121:16:16.1P
Agana, Guam 32.04 6:19.821:16:22.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.81 8:30.121:18:33.1P
Tokyo, Japan 52.47 9:05.421:19:08.4P
Beijing, China 68.2310:53.021:20:56.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.7712:00.321:22:03.3P
San Francisco, California 82.4412:14.521:22:17.5P
Los Angeles, California 84.4912:25.021:22:28.0P
Seattle, Washington 86.0012:32.521:22:35.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.8512:36.621:22:39.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.2912:48.221:22:51.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.8613:09.321:23:12.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.0413:10.221:23:13.1P
Golden, Colorado 95.9513:18.821:23:21.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.0713:28.321:23:31.3P
Brownsville, Texas 100.4813:39.021:23:42.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.8213:45.021:23:48.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.9414:03.321:24:06.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.4314:09.921:24:12.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.5314:28.121:24:31.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 113.3914:36.321:24:39.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.0414:48.121:24:51.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.4514:54.421:24:57.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.7014:55.521:24:58.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.9615:01.121:25:04.1Pdiff
New York, New York 119.6815:04.321:25:07.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.8915:05.221:25:08.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.4415:12.121:25:15.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.3515:16.121:25:19.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.0115:41.221:25:44.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.5115:43.521:25:46.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.1715:46.421:25:49.4Pdiff
London, England 137.9216:25.221:26:28.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.3316:40.421:26:43.4Pdiff

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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