Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.9 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 16:18:43 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 9.12 2:11.616:20:54.6Pn
Brisbane, Australia 24.89 5:22.916:24:05.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 58.23 9:54.416:28:37.4P
Agana, Guam 58.24 9:54.416:28:37.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 67.9010:58.716:29:41.7P
Tokyo, Japan 79.0312:04.316:30:47.3P
Los Angeles, California 88.1712:51.116:31:34.1P
San Francisco, California 88.3612:52.016:31:35.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.6213:07.216:31:50.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 92.4213:10.916:31:53.9P
Lima, Peru 93.0513:13.816:31:56.8P
Beijing, China 94.4413:20.216:32:03.2P
Seattle, Washington 95.6013:25.416:32:08.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.1613:28.016:32:11.0P
Brownsville, Texas 97.3213:33.216:32:16.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 97.4313:33.716:32:16.7P
Golden, Colorado 99.8413:44.416:32:27.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 103.8614:02.216:32:45.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.1514:25.716:33:08.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 109.2114:26.016:33:09.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 110.6514:32.416:33:15.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.5114:36.216:33:19.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 111.5814:36.516:33:19.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.6115:07.716:33:50.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.7215:08.216:33:51.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 120.3515:15.416:33:58.4Pdiff
New York, New York 121.4315:20.216:34:03.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.7115:21.516:34:04.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.0215:31.716:34:14.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.2915:41.816:34:24.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 131.6516:05.616:34:48.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 146.4419:40.416:38:23.4PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 153.1019:51.216:38:34.2PKPdf
London, England 162.1320:03.016:38:46.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 167.7820:08.116:38:51.1PKPdf

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