Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Sunday, November 04, 2012 at 12:13:01 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 17.51 3:57.812:16:58.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 19.16 4:15.812:17:16.8P
Agana, Guam 44.11 7:58.812:20:59.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.69 9:04.612:22:05.6P
Tokyo, Japan 64.9710:29.712:23:30.7P
Beijing, China 80.3412:00.812:25:01.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.4412:06.712:25:07.7P
San Francisco, California 86.1612:30.712:25:31.7P
Los Angeles, California 87.2012:35.712:25:36.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.8412:43.512:25:44.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.4812:55.812:25:56.8P
Seattle, Washington 91.5412:56.012:25:57.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.2613:17.612:26:18.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 96.6313:19.212:26:20.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 96.8113:20.112:26:21.1P
Golden, Colorado 99.0713:30.112:26:31.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.3313:35.712:26:36.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.2213:53.012:26:54.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 104.7013:55.112:26:56.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.8414:17.912:27:18.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.1614:19.412:27:20.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.2314:33.012:27:34.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.2414:41.912:27:42.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.0615:03.312:28:04.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.3915:09.212:28:10.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.5915:10.112:28:11.1Pdiff
New York, New York 122.5215:14.212:28:15.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.7415:24.112:28:25.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 126.1815:30.412:28:31.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.3315:31.112:28:32.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 129.9315:47.112:28:48.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.2915:57.612:28:58.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.6916:34.912:29:35.9Pdiff
London, England 150.1119:35.212:32:36.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.6519:40.712:32:41.8PKPdf

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