Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.3 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 06:46:17 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 17.65 3:56.3 6:50:13.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 19.11 4:12.3 6:50:29.3P
Agana, Guam 44.23 7:55.5 6:54:12.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.61 8:59.7 6:55:16.7P
Tokyo, Japan 65.0610:25.8 6:56:42.8P
Beijing, China 80.4611:56.7 6:58:13.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.3712:01.5 6:58:18.5P
San Francisco, California 86.0612:25.3 6:58:42.3P
Los Angeles, California 87.0912:30.3 6:58:47.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.8112:38.5 6:58:55.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.3712:50.3 6:59:07.3P
Seattle, Washington 91.4612:50.7 6:59:07.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.1413:12.2 6:59:29.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 96.4813:13.7 6:59:30.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 96.9613:15.8 6:59:32.8P
Golden, Colorado 98.9613:24.7 6:59:41.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.1913:30.2 6:59:47.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.1013:47.6 7:00:04.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 104.5513:49.5 7:00:06.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.7214:12.5 7:00:29.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.0614:14.0 7:00:31.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.1114:27.5 7:00:44.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.1014:36.3 7:00:53.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 119.9414:57.9 7:01:14.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.2915:03.8 7:01:20.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.4815:04.7 7:01:21.7Pdiff
New York, New York 122.4015:08.8 7:01:25.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.6315:18.7 7:01:35.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 126.0215:24.8 7:01:41.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.2215:25.7 7:01:42.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 130.0615:42.8 7:01:59.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.4015:53.1 7:02:10.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.7416:30.2 7:02:47.2Pdiff
London, England 150.1619:30.2 7:05:47.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.7719:35.7 7:05:52.7PKPdf

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