Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION
Monday, October 03, 2011 at 14:18:58 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 20.16 4:29.014:23:27.0P
Agana, Guam 31.27 6:13.614:25:11.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.68 6:17.314:25:15.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.44 8:35.714:27:33.7P
Tokyo, Japan 51.88 9:01.714:27:59.7P
Beijing, China 67.4810:49.114:29:47.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.9512:02.114:31:00.1P
San Francisco, California 83.0912:18.614:31:16.6P
Los Angeles, California 85.1912:29.314:31:27.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 85.9012:32.814:31:30.8P
Seattle, Washington 86.5112:35.814:31:33.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 90.0212:52.514:31:50.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 94.3113:12.214:32:10.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.7613:14.314:32:12.3P
Golden, Colorado 96.6113:22.614:32:20.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.9613:33.114:32:31.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.3113:43.614:32:41.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.5213:48.914:32:46.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.5114:06.614:33:04.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 108.1214:13.814:33:11.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.2514:32.114:33:30.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 114.3814:41.614:33:39.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.8814:52.714:33:50.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 118.0214:57.714:33:55.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.3814:59.314:33:57.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.2315:03.114:34:01.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.6115:04.814:34:02.8Pdiff
New York, New York 120.3215:07.914:34:05.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.0515:15.614:34:13.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.9115:19.414:34:17.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.0615:37.814:34:35.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.1415:42.614:34:40.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 130.0815:51.314:34:49.3Pdiff
London, England 137.5216:24.314:35:22.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 140.6516:38.214:35:36.2Pdiff

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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