Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 STATE OF YAP, MICRONESIA
Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 07:37:03 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
Agana, Guam 7.35 1:44.7 7:38:47.7Pn
Tokyo, Japan 25.87 5:28.3 7:42:31.3P
Beijing, China 35.82 6:55.9 7:43:58.9P
Brisbane, Australia 39.64 7:28.1 7:44:31.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.85 9:11.9 7:46:14.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 60.8410:08.6 7:47:11.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 62.2710:18.3 7:47:21.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 72.8111:24.9 7:48:27.9P
Moscow, Russia 87.9512:46.1 7:49:49.1P
Seattle, Washington 89.1312:51.6 7:49:54.6P
San Francisco, California 91.3713:02.1 7:50:05.1P
Los Angeles, California 95.5813:21.4 7:50:24.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 100.6713:44.1 7:50:47.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 100.8613:44.9 7:50:47.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.5113:47.8 7:50:50.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 103.4513:56.4 7:50:59.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 104.2914:00.2 7:51:03.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.0614:16.9 7:51:19.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 108.6114:19.3 7:51:22.3Pdiff
London, England 109.3014:22.4 7:51:25.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 109.8214:24.7 7:51:27.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 114.0014:43.3 7:51:46.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 115.2514:48.8 7:51:51.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 116.4414:54.1 7:51:57.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.1814:57.4 7:52:00.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 118.8715:04.9 7:52:07.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 120.1315:10.4 7:52:13.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.5015:12.1 7:52:15.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 121.5315:16.7 7:52:19.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.6515:17.2 7:52:20.2Pdiff
New York, New York 121.6515:17.2 7:52:20.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.6815:17.3 7:52:20.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 128.5815:48.0 7:52:51.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 143.0516:52.2 7:53:55.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 145.2319:32.6 7:56:35.6PKPbc

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