Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.2 OFF W. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012 at 10:36:16 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 1.56 0:37.410:36:53.4Pn
Brisbane, Australia 21.17 4:27.210:40:43.2P
Agana, Guam 59.58 9:38.910:45:54.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 64.1910:09.510:46:25.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.4910:24.310:46:40.3P
Tokyo, Japan 81.4911:51.010:48:07.0P
Beijing, China 95.1112:56.110:49:12.1P
Lima, Peru 96.5813:02.710:49:18.7P
Los Angeles, California 96.7713:03.610:49:19.6P
San Francisco, California 97.0113:04.610:49:20.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 100.0813:18.210:49:34.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 100.1513:18.510:49:34.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 104.1813:36.510:49:52.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 104.6513:38.510:49:54.5Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 105.0813:40.510:49:56.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 105.2713:41.310:49:57.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 106.0513:44.710:50:00.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 108.4013:55.210:50:11.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 112.2814:12.410:50:28.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 117.4814:35.510:50:51.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.9614:37.610:50:53.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 119.6214:45.010:51:01.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.1614:47.410:51:03.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 123.1315:00.610:51:16.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 124.6215:07.210:51:23.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 126.7215:16.510:51:32.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128.4715:24.310:51:40.3Pdiff
New York, New York 129.5915:29.210:51:45.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 130.1215:31.610:51:47.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.2215:40.910:51:56.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.6015:51.510:52:07.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 147.1619:13.110:55:29.1PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 158.3019:29.910:55:45.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 165.6519:37.710:55:53.7PKPdf
London, England 167.7019:39.410:55:55.4PKPdf

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