Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 VANUATU
Friday, November 05, 2010 at 01:17:24 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 16.70 3:51.5 1:21:15.5Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 24.32 5:14.7 1:22:38.7P
Agana, Guam 38.31 7:17.5 1:24:41.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.41 9:01.7 1:26:25.7P
Tokyo, Japan 59.26 9:58.3 1:27:22.3P
Beijing, China 74.5411:35.6 1:28:59.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.5912:35.1 1:29:59.1P
San Francisco, California 85.6612:35.5 1:29:59.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 86.9012:41.6 1:30:05.6P
Los Angeles, California 87.1912:43.0 1:30:07.0P
Seattle, Washington 90.1712:57.0 1:30:21.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 91.5413:03.4 1:30:27.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.7513:04.3 1:30:28.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.5313:26.2 1:30:50.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.5813:35.3 1:30:59.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 98.9313:36.9 1:31:00.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.7313:49.3 1:31:13.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.4614:01.4 1:31:25.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.5514:24.0 1:31:48.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 109.6014:24.2 1:31:48.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.1114:26.5 1:31:50.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.8614:43.2 1:32:07.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.0314:57.2 1:32:21.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.4315:12.3 1:32:36.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.9915:14.8 1:32:38.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.8315:18.5 1:32:42.5Pdiff
New York, New York 122.6715:22.2 1:32:46.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.6815:31.2 1:32:55.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.9415:36.8 1:33:00.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 126.5115:39.3 1:33:03.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.0715:46.2 1:33:10.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.0115:50.4 1:33:14.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 135.4816:19.1 1:33:43.1Pdiff
London, England 144.8817:00.9 1:34:24.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 147.8619:39.3 1:37:03.3PKPdf

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