Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 01:57:15 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 17.77 4:07.4 2:01:22.4Pn
Agana, Guam 25.27 5:26.3 2:02:41.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 35.87 6:59.9 2:04:14.9P
Tokyo, Japan 47.45 8:34.7 2:05:49.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 55.54 9:35.3 2:06:50.3P
Beijing, China 61.0510:13.8 2:07:28.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 77.0811:53.5 2:09:08.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.7112:24.0 2:09:39.0P
San Francisco, California 89.9812:59.6 2:10:14.6P
Seattle, Washington 92.1713:09.7 2:10:24.7P
Los Angeles, California 92.6013:11.7 2:10:26.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 97.6013:34.4 2:10:49.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 97.7613:35.2 2:10:50.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 102.2313:55.0 2:11:10.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 103.5614:00.9 2:11:15.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 107.8814:20.1 2:11:35.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 109.7414:28.3 2:11:43.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 109.7514:28.3 2:11:43.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.5514:40.8 2:11:55.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 113.3114:44.2 2:11:59.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 115.2114:52.6 2:12:07.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 117.6315:03.3 2:12:18.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 119.6315:12.2 2:12:27.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 123.7715:30.6 2:12:45.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.8915:31.1 2:12:46.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 124.7015:34.7 2:12:49.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 125.2315:37.1 2:12:52.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 125.3315:37.5 2:12:52.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 126.2615:41.7 2:12:56.7Pdiff
New York, New York 126.8315:44.2 2:12:59.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.2115:50.3 2:13:05.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 128.5915:52.0 2:13:07.0Pdiff
London, England 133.7316:14.8 2:13:29.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 134.1916:16.9 2:13:31.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 139.1216:38.7 2:13:53.7Pdiff

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