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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 EAST TIMOR REGION
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 08:52:40 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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 28.85 5:58.6 8:58:38.6P
Brisbane, Australia 32.61 6:31.7 8:59:11.7P
Tokyo, Japan 45.59 8:20.1 9:01:00.1P
Beijing, China 48.42 8:42.2 9:01:22.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.48 9:12.9 9:01:52.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.84 9:30.3 9:02:10.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.8812:14.3 9:04:54.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.2512:51.4 9:05:31.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 94.5313:20.5 9:06:00.5P
Moscow, Russia 95.2113:23.7 9:06:03.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.0714:03.1 9:06:43.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 110.9614:33.7 9:07:13.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.4814:36.0 9:07:16.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.2414:39.4 9:07:19.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 112.5314:40.7 9:07:20.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 116.4014:57.9 9:07:37.9Pdiff
London, England 117.8615:04.4 9:07:44.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 125.1015:36.5 9:08:16.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 125.5315:38.4 9:08:18.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 129.9415:58.0 9:08:38.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 131.5216:05.0 9:08:45.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 135.5416:22.8 9:09:02.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 135.6916:23.5 9:09:03.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 135.8816:24.4 9:09:04.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 138.6116:36.5 9:09:16.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 140.7516:46.0 9:09:26.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 141.4316:49.0 9:09:29.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 142.9516:55.8 9:09:35.8Pdiff
New York, New York 143.2416:57.0 9:09:37.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 143.3416:57.5 9:09:37.5Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 143.3816:57.6 9:09:37.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 150.0819:45.2 9:12:25.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 150.1319:45.3 9:12:25.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 164.8520:03.6 9:12:43.6PKPdf

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