Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 LOYALTY ISLANDS
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 19:31:51 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 15.84 3:39.419:35:30.4Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 21.76 4:47.119:36:38.1P
Agana, Guam 40.68 7:35.019:39:26.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.83 9:09.919:41:01.0P
Tokyo, Japan 61.7710:13.119:42:04.1P
Beijing, China 76.8911:46.519:43:37.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.3412:26.419:44:17.4P
San Francisco, California 86.8312:38.719:44:29.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7212:43.019:44:34.0P
Los Angeles, California 88.1612:45.119:44:36.1P
Seattle, Washington 91.6713:01.419:44:52.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.6113:05.819:44:56.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 93.2913:08.919:44:59.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97.4013:27.519:45:18.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.7113:33.319:45:24.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 99.9713:38.919:45:29.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 102.1113:48.519:45:39.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.3514:02.819:45:53.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 108.1314:15.119:46:06.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.7914:27.019:46:18.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.9914:27.919:46:18.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 114.6014:43.919:46:34.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.2514:55.719:46:46.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 121.2915:13.619:47:04.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.1615:17.519:47:08.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 122.7515:20.119:47:11.1Pdiff
New York, New York 123.6215:23.919:47:14.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.7315:33.319:47:24.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.1215:39.519:47:30.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.9615:43.219:47:34.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.7415:46.619:47:37.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 128.9415:47.619:47:38.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.0416:27.919:48:18.9Pdiff
London, England 147.4419:35.919:51:26.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 150.2319:40.519:51:31.5PKPdf

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