Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 OFF W. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Friday, January 11, 2013 at 05:35:57 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 2.14 0:35.6 5:36:32.6Pn
Brisbane, Australia 20.85 4:41.8 5:40:38.8P
Agana, Guam 59.03 9:59.8 5:45:56.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 64.7910:38.7 5:46:35.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.9210:46.0 5:46:43.0P
Tokyo, Japan 80.9112:14.3 5:48:11.3P
Beijing, China 94.6113:20.8 5:49:17.8P
Los Angeles, California 96.3713:28.7 5:49:25.7P
San Francisco, California 96.5613:29.6 5:49:26.6P
Lima, Peru 96.8313:30.8 5:49:27.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 99.7813:43.9 5:49:40.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 99.9013:44.5 5:49:41.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 103.6814:01.3 5:49:58.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 104.2914:04.0 5:50:01.0Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 104.4714:04.8 5:50:01.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 105.0414:07.3 5:50:04.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.7914:10.6 5:50:07.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 108.0214:20.5 5:50:17.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 111.9514:37.9 5:50:34.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 117.1715:01.1 5:50:58.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.8415:04.1 5:51:01.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 119.3715:10.9 5:51:07.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.7715:12.7 5:51:09.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 123.5015:29.2 5:51:26.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 124.6715:34.4 5:51:31.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 126.4715:42.4 5:51:39.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128.2215:50.2 5:51:47.2Pdiff
New York, New York 129.3315:55.1 5:51:52.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.7915:57.2 5:51:54.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.9516:06.7 5:52:03.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.3016:17.2 5:52:14.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 146.7119:40.7 5:55:37.7PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 157.6819:57.5 5:55:54.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 165.4820:06.1 5:56:03.1PKPdf
London, England 167.0820:07.4 5:56:04.4PKPdf

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