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Magnitude 5.2 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Friday, April 24, 2009 at 05:37:35 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 11.23 2:38.0 5:40:17.0Pn
Brisbane, Australia 25.82 5:27.9 5:43:06.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 56.13 9:35.8 5:47:14.8P
Agana, Guam 57.66 9:46.7 5:47:25.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 69.1911:03.0 5:48:42.0P
Tokyo, Japan 78.1111:55.4 5:49:34.4P
Los Angeles, California 86.1412:37.4 5:50:16.4P
San Francisco, California 86.2912:38.1 5:50:17.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.6212:54.0 5:50:33.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 90.7412:59.2 5:50:38.2P
Lima, Peru 92.5313:07.5 5:50:46.5P
Seattle, Washington 93.4913:11.9 5:50:50.9P
Beijing, China 93.8913:13.7 5:50:52.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.1913:15.1 5:50:54.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 95.4113:20.7 5:50:59.7P
Brownsville, Texas 95.5513:21.3 5:51:00.3P
Golden, Colorado 97.8313:31.5 5:51:10.5P
Wichita, Kansas 101.9113:49.7 5:51:28.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.2314:13.3 5:51:52.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.0614:21.4 5:52:00.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.5614:23.6 5:52:02.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 109.5614:23.6 5:52:02.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 109.6714:24.1 5:52:03.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 116.7714:55.6 5:52:34.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.5014:58.9 5:52:37.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.4915:03.3 5:52:42.3Pdiff
New York, New York 119.5715:08.1 5:52:47.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.7615:08.9 5:52:47.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.1415:19.5 5:52:58.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 124.3715:29.4 5:53:08.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 133.6216:10.4 5:53:49.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 145.6119:33.9 5:57:12.9PKPbc
Bergen, Norway 151.3519:44.5 5:57:23.5PKPdf
London, England 160.2419:56.8 5:57:35.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 167.0820:03.6 5:57:42.6PKPdf

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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