Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 16:15:33 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 17.37 3:58.916:19:31.9Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 18.75 4:14.816:19:47.8P
Agana, Guam 44.44 8:05.916:23:38.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 53.01 9:11.816:24:44.8P
Tokyo, Japan 65.3310:37.116:26:10.1P
Beijing, China 80.6612:07.716:27:40.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.0512:09.816:27:42.8P
San Francisco, California 86.4412:37.316:28:10.3P
Los Angeles, California 87.4512:42.216:28:15.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.2312:50.616:28:23.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.7113:02.216:28:35.2P
Seattle, Washington 91.8513:02.816:28:35.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.4913:24.016:28:57.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 96.7513:25.116:28:58.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 97.0013:26.316:28:59.3P
Golden, Colorado 99.3213:36.616:29:09.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.4813:41.816:29:14.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.4513:59.416:29:32.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 104.5613:59.816:29:32.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.0714:24.316:29:57.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.4314:25.916:29:58.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.4414:39.216:30:12.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.3614:47.816:30:20.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.2815:09.616:30:42.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.6515:15.716:30:48.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.8115:16.416:30:49.4Pdiff
New York, New York 122.7415:20.616:30:53.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.9815:30.516:31:03.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 126.2215:36.016:31:09.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.5815:37.616:31:10.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 129.7815:51.816:31:24.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.6416:04.516:31:37.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.1016:42.016:32:15.0Pdiff
London, England 150.5119:41.516:35:14.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.9819:46.916:35:19.9PKPdf

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