Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 VANUATU
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 14:12:59 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 17.30 3:44.514:16:42.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 22.98 4:42.214:17:40.2P
Agana, Guam 40.07 7:10.414:20:08.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.20 8:37.214:21:35.2P
Tokyo, Japan 60.88 9:45.514:22:43.5P
Beijing, China 76.3111:20.614:24:18.6P
San Francisco, California 85.2512:07.714:25:05.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 85.4412:08.714:25:06.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.1112:11.914:25:09.9P
Los Angeles, California 86.6312:14.414:25:12.4P
Seattle, Washington 90.0412:30.414:25:28.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.1112:35.414:25:33.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 93.3612:45.714:25:43.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 95.9012:57.314:25:55.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 97.4813:04.314:26:02.3P
Golden, Colorado 98.4213:08.514:26:06.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.7713:18.914:26:16.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 103.8413:32.614:26:30.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 107.8313:50.314:26:48.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 109.2013:56.314:26:54.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.4913:57.614:26:55.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.1414:13.814:27:11.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.9814:26.514:27:24.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 119.7914:43.414:27:41.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.5914:46.914:27:44.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.2414:49.814:27:47.8Pdiff
New York, New York 122.1014:53.614:27:51.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.1815:02.914:28:00.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.5515:08.914:28:06.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 127.7015:18.514:28:16.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 128.2115:20.714:28:18.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 129.2015:25.114:28:23.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.8215:59.014:28:57.0Pdiff
London, England 146.2419:09.014:32:07.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 149.5919:14.614:32:12.6PKPdf

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