Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 TONGA REGION
Sunday, November 06, 2011 at 07:34:15 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
Wellington, New Zealand 19.88 4:30.3 7:38:45.3P
Brisbane, Australia 28.87 5:57.6 7:40:12.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.38 8:33.0 7:42:48.0P
Agana, Guam 53.36 9:18.2 7:43:33.2P
Tokyo, Japan 72.2811:24.5 7:45:39.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 76.4611:48.8 7:46:03.8P
San Francisco, California 78.4111:59.7 7:46:14.7P
Los Angeles, California 78.6412:01.0 7:46:16.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.4512:21.4 7:46:36.4P
Seattle, Washington 85.1612:35.2 7:46:50.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.5312:37.1 7:46:52.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.5512:42.1 7:46:57.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.1312:44.9 7:46:59.9P
Beijing, China 89.2412:54.9 7:47:09.9P
Brownsville, Texas 89.7512:57.3 7:47:12.3P
Golden, Colorado 90.4713:00.7 7:47:15.7P
Lima, Peru 92.8113:11.5 7:47:26.5P
Wichita, Kansas 95.0113:21.5 7:47:36.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.4913:46.0 7:48:01.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.0613:53.0 7:48:08.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.3713:58.8 7:48:13.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.1314:02.2 7:48:17.2Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 108.2214:20.4 7:48:35.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.4014:30.1 7:48:45.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.0514:37.4 7:48:52.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.7214:40.4 7:48:55.4Pdiff
New York, New York 113.0714:41.9 7:48:56.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.2714:47.2 7:49:02.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.5214:52.8 7:49:07.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.5015:01.6 7:49:16.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 139.3316:38.5 7:50:53.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.3416:43.0 7:50:58.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 142.7916:53.8 7:51:08.8Pdiff
London, England 151.4619:47.5 7:54:02.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 160.1919:59.6 7:54:14.6PKPdf

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