Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Friday, October 07, 2011 at 06:30:17 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 17.32 3:55.7 6:34:12.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 19.28 4:17.1 6:34:34.1P
Agana, Guam 43.90 7:56.9 6:38:13.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.76 9:05.0 6:39:22.0P
Tokyo, Japan 64.7810:28.4 6:40:45.4P
Beijing, China 80.1211:59.5 6:42:16.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.6012:07.3 6:42:24.3P
San Francisco, California 86.2712:31.1 6:42:48.1P
Los Angeles, California 87.3212:36.2 6:42:53.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.8212:43.2 6:43:00.2P
Seattle, Washington 91.6112:56.2 6:43:13.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 91.6212:56.2 6:43:13.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.4013:18.1 6:43:35.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 96.5613:18.8 6:43:35.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 96.8213:19.9 6:43:36.9P
Golden, Colorado 99.1913:30.5 6:43:47.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 100.5013:36.3 6:43:53.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.3613:53.4 6:44:10.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 104.9513:56.1 6:44:13.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.9814:18.4 6:44:35.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.2714:19.7 6:44:36.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.3914:33.5 6:44:50.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.4314:42.6 6:44:59.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.2115:03.8 6:45:20.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.5115:09.6 6:45:26.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 121.7415:10.6 6:45:27.6Pdiff
New York, New York 122.6615:14.7 6:45:31.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.8715:24.5 6:45:41.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 126.3915:31.3 6:45:48.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.4515:31.5 6:45:48.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 129.7415:46.1 6:46:03.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.0915:56.5 6:46:13.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.5616:34.1 6:46:51.1Pdiff
London, England 149.9819:34.9 6:49:51.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.4419:40.3 6:49:57.3PKPdf

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