Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 NEAR S COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 17:53:47 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
Agana, Guam 20.58 4:36.017:58:23.0P
Brisbane, Australia 21.88 4:49.917:58:36.9P
Tokyo, Japan 42.86 7:54.818:01:41.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 43.55 8:00.418:01:47.4P
Beijing, China 53.39 9:16.118:03:03.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 63.7110:28.218:04:15.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 66.4710:46.118:04:33.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.1212:32.518:06:19.5P
San Francisco, California 97.2013:28.918:07:15.9P
Seattle, Washington 97.7813:31.518:07:18.5P
Los Angeles, California 100.4213:43.218:07:30.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.5613:52.718:07:39.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 105.1214:04.118:07:51.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 105.5614:06.018:07:53.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 106.8714:11.918:07:58.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.9614:25.618:08:12.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.5614:28.318:08:15.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 116.9614:56.718:08:43.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 117.6414:59.718:08:46.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.0815:01.618:08:48.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 118.6115:04.018:08:51.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 118.7315:04.518:08:51.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.1115:19.518:09:06.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 125.0515:32.618:09:19.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.8315:40.518:09:27.5Pdiff
London, England 126.9115:40.818:09:27.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.7815:49.118:09:36.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.4716:01.118:09:48.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 132.1716:04.218:09:51.2Pdiff
New York, New York 132.4916:05.618:09:52.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.9916:07.818:09:54.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.3116:09.218:09:56.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 134.0716:12.618:09:59.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 134.8816:16.218:10:03.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 148.6219:40.318:13:27.3PKPdf

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