Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 LOYALTY ISLANDS
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 11:31:50 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 15.69 3:38.011:35:28.0Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 21.67 4:46.911:36:36.9P
Agana, Guam 40.72 7:36.411:39:26.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.98 9:12.211:41:02.2P
Tokyo, Japan 61.8410:14.611:42:04.6P
Beijing, China 76.9211:47.911:43:37.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.2612:27.211:44:17.2P
San Francisco, California 86.9912:40.711:44:30.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.8712:44.911:44:34.9P
Los Angeles, California 88.3112:47.011:44:37.0P
Seattle, Washington 91.8313:03.411:44:53.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.7613:07.711:44:57.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 93.2513:10.011:44:60.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97.5513:29.411:45:19.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.8413:35.211:45:25.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 100.1213:40.811:45:30.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 102.2513:50.311:45:40.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.5014:04.711:45:54.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 108.1814:16.611:46:06.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.9514:28.911:46:18.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 111.1514:29.811:46:19.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 114.7514:45.811:46:35.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.3914:57.511:46:47.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 121.4415:15.511:47:05.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.3215:19.411:47:09.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 122.9015:22.011:47:12.0Pdiff
New York, New York 123.7815:25.911:47:15.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.8815:35.211:47:25.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.2815:41.411:47:31.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.8315:43.811:47:33.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.8615:48.411:47:38.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 128.9915:49.011:47:39.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.1316:29.611:48:19.6Pdiff
London, England 147.5419:37.311:51:27.3PKPdf
Rome, Italy 150.2619:41.811:51:31.8PKPdf

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