Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:23:02 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 17.83 4:08.111:27:10.1Pn
Agana, Guam 25.16 5:25.411:28:27.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 35.98 7:00.811:30:02.8P
Tokyo, Japan 47.35 8:33.911:31:35.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 55.58 9:35.611:32:37.6P
Beijing, China 60.9410:13.111:33:15.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 76.9611:52.811:34:54.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6912:23.811:35:25.8P
San Francisco, California 90.0212:59.811:36:01.8P
Seattle, Washington 92.1813:09.811:36:11.8P
Los Angeles, California 92.6413:11.911:36:13.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 97.6413:34.611:36:36.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 97.8613:35.611:36:37.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 102.2713:55.211:36:57.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 103.6014:01.111:37:03.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 107.9614:20.411:37:22.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 109.7814:28.511:37:30.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 109.8114:28.611:37:30.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.5714:40.911:37:42.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 113.2014:43.711:37:45.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 115.2414:52.811:37:54.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 117.5415:02.911:38:04.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 119.6715:12.411:38:14.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 123.8915:31.111:38:33.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.9015:31.211:38:33.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 124.6115:34.311:38:36.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 125.2615:37.211:38:39.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 125.3915:37.811:38:39.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 126.2915:41.811:38:43.8Pdiff
New York, New York 126.8515:44.311:38:46.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.2215:50.411:38:52.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 128.5915:52.011:38:54.0Pdiff
London, England 133.6316:14.411:39:16.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 134.0816:16.411:39:18.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 139.1916:39.011:39:41.0Pdiff

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