Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.1 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Monday, November 05, 2012 at 09:38:04 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 4.06 0:59.6 9:39:03.6Pn
Brisbane, Australia 23.04 5:01.5 9:43:05.5P
Agana, Guam 59.59 9:59.4 9:48:03.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 63.2110:23.9 9:48:27.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 65.0710:36.1 9:48:40.1P
Tokyo, Japan 81.0812:10.7 9:50:14.7P
Los Angeles, California 93.1013:09.3 9:51:13.3P
San Francisco, California 93.3813:10.6 9:51:14.6P
Lima, Peru 94.5013:15.7 9:51:19.7P
Beijing, China 95.5213:20.3 9:51:24.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 96.4613:24.6 9:51:28.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 96.5613:25.0 9:51:29.0P
Seattle, Washington 100.6613:43.3 9:51:47.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 100.9613:44.6 9:51:48.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.6713:47.8 9:51:51.8Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.2013:50.1 9:51:54.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 104.7214:01.3 9:52:05.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 108.0514:16.1 9:52:20.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 108.5914:18.5 9:52:22.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 113.8114:41.6 9:52:45.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 114.5614:45.0 9:52:49.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 115.9914:51.3 9:52:55.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.4814:53.5 9:52:57.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 121.7015:16.7 9:53:20.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 123.0915:22.9 9:53:26.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 124.8415:30.6 9:53:34.6Pdiff
New York, New York 125.9515:35.6 9:53:39.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 126.4415:37.7 9:53:41.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 126.8215:39.4 9:53:43.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.5815:47.2 9:53:51.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.9315:57.7 9:54:01.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 147.7819:37.8 9:57:41.8PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 156.8919:51.8 9:57:55.8PKPdf
London, England 166.2420:02.0 9:58:06.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 167.8320:03.3 9:58:07.3PKPdf

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