IRIS Special Report

Date-Time: 2002 09 08 18:44:26 UTC
Location: 3.24S 142.89E

Depth: 33.0 kilometers

Magnitude: 7.6
Region: NEAR N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Reference:

  • 60 miles (95 km) WNW of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
  • 120 miles (190 km) ESE of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
  • 520 miles (840 km) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
  • 1790 miles (2895 km) NNW of Brisbane, Australia

Source: USGS NEIC

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Past event in this area: November 16, 2000 - New Ireland/New Britian Regions, P.N.G.

Travel Times
Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
[provided by the USGS]
City Distance
(degrees)
Travel Time
(min:secs)
Arrival Time
UTC
Phase
Agana, Guam 16.70 3:51.4 18:48:17.4 Pn
Brisbane, Australia 25.98 5:29.6 18:49:55.6 P
Tokyo, Japan 38.81 7:21.5 18:51:47.5 P
Wellington, New Zealand 47.48 8:31.6 18:52:57.6 P
Beijing, China 49.33 8:45.9 18:53:11.9 P
Honolulu, Hawaii 62.91 10:22.9 18:54:49.0 P
Kathmandu, Nepal 63.33 10:25.7 18:54:51.8 P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.06 12:17.0 18:56:43.0 P
Seattle, Washington 95.61 13:21.9 18:57:47.9 P
San Francisco, California 95.68 13:22.2 18:57:48.2 P
Los Angeles, California 99.15 13:37.7 18:58:03.7 Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 101.20 13:46.8 18:58:12.8 Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 105.95 14:07.9 18:58:33.9 Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.66 14:11.1 18:58:37.1 Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 108.58 14:19.6 18:58:45.6 Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 108.84 14:20.7 18:58:46.7 Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 114.50 14:45.9 18:59:11.9 Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 115.29 14:49.4 18:59:15.4 Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.72 14:51.3 18:59:17.3 Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 117.40 14:58.7 18:59:24.7 Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 117.95 15:01.2 18:59:27.2 Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 120.25 15:11.4 18:59:37.4 Pdiff
Rome, Italy 121.36 15:16.3 18:59:42.3 Pdiff
London, England 122.86 15:23.0 18:59:49.0 Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 125.05 15:32.7 18:59:58.7 Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 126.12 15:37.4 19:00:03.4 Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.24 15:51.3 19:00:17.3 Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 129.81 15:53.8 19:00:19.8 Pdiff
New York, New York 130.05 15:54.9 19:00:20.9 Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.13 15:55.2 19:00:21.2 Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 130.67 15:57.6 19:00:23.6 Pdiff
Miami, Florida 133.00 16:07.9 19:00:33.9 Pdiff
Lima, Peru 137.48 16:27.9 19:00:53.9 Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 147.81 19:37.8 19:04:03.8 PKPdf
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tsunami damage
The islands' coastline is vulnerable to giant waves
[old AP photo from past tsunami]

 
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