Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Friday, October 29, 2010 at 06:13:33 UTC

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 20.31 4:27.1 6:17:59.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 30.77 6:04.8 6:19:36.8P
Agana, Guam 32.56 6:20.4 6:19:52.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.95 8:27.1 6:21:59.1P
Tokyo, Japan 53.01 9:05.2 6:22:37.2P
Beijing, China 68.7510:51.8 6:24:23.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.1311:57.7 6:25:29.7P
San Francisco, California 82.5712:10.6 6:25:42.6P
Los Angeles, California 84.5812:20.8 6:25:52.8P
Seattle, Washington 86.2212:28.9 6:26:00.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 87.2812:34.1 6:26:06.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.3612:43.9 6:26:15.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.3313:02.2 6:26:34.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.1113:05.8 6:26:37.8P
Golden, Colorado 96.0713:14.7 6:26:46.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.0013:23.3 6:26:55.3P
Brownsville, Texas 100.4613:34.2 6:27:06.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.9113:40.7 6:27:12.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.1213:59.3 6:27:31.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.5314:05.6 6:27:37.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.6114:23.7 6:27:55.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 113.0214:30.0 6:28:02.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.0114:43.3 6:28:15.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.6214:50.4 6:28:22.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.8114:51.3 6:28:23.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.0814:56.9 6:28:28.9Pdiff
New York, New York 119.8115:00.1 6:28:32.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 120.4215:02.8 6:28:34.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.6015:08.1 6:28:40.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.5315:12.2 6:28:44.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.1515:37.2 6:29:09.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 129.0315:41.1 6:29:13.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.0615:41.2 6:29:13.2Pdiff
London, England 138.4316:22.8 6:29:54.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.8616:38.0 6:30:10.0Pdiff

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver