Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 EAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Monday, January 14, 2013 at 05:37:43 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 7.55 1:47.4 5:39:30.4Pn
Brisbane, Australia 24.68 5:14.1 5:42:57.1P
Agana, Guam 59.11 9:52.8 5:47:35.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 59.85 9:57.9 5:47:40.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 66.6010:42.6 5:48:25.6P
Tokyo, Japan 80.1112:02.1 5:49:45.1P
Los Angeles, California 89.5812:49.5 5:50:32.5P
San Francisco, California 89.8412:50.7 5:50:33.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.9713:05.1 5:50:48.1P
Lima, Peru 93.0213:05.4 5:50:48.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 93.4113:07.2 5:50:50.2P
Beijing, China 95.2613:15.6 5:50:58.6P
Seattle, Washington 97.1513:24.1 5:51:07.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97.4813:25.6 5:51:08.6P
Brownsville, Texas 98.4113:29.8 5:51:12.8Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 99.0713:32.7 5:51:15.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 101.2113:42.2 5:51:25.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.1513:59.6 5:51:42.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 109.3514:18.3 5:52:01.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.3914:22.9 5:52:05.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 111.5514:28.1 5:52:11.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.6714:33.0 5:52:16.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.9714:34.4 5:52:17.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 119.2615:02.3 5:52:45.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 119.7715:04.6 5:52:47.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.5115:12.3 5:52:55.3Pdiff
New York, New York 122.6115:17.2 5:53:00.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.0015:18.9 5:53:01.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.2215:28.7 5:53:11.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.5315:39.0 5:53:22.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 130.3115:51.3 5:53:34.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 147.4019:33.4 5:57:16.4PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 154.6319:44.9 5:57:27.9PKPdf
London, England 163.7219:56.0 5:57:39.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 168.5120:00.0 5:57:43.0PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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