Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 NEW CALEDONIA
Friday, November 11, 2011 at 19:00:47 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 14.61 3:20.419:04:07.4Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 19.27 4:14.419:05:01.4P
Agana, Guam 42.73 7:44.019:08:31.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 54.86 9:16.619:10:03.6P
Tokyo, Japan 64.0610:19.819:11:06.8P
Beijing, China 78.8711:48.719:12:35.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.9112:04.919:12:51.9P
San Francisco, California 88.6312:38.219:13:25.2P
Los Angeles, California 89.7912:43.619:13:30.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.2012:45.519:13:32.5P
Seattle, Washington 93.7313:01.819:13:48.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 94.1513:03.719:13:50.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 94.4313:05.019:13:52.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 98.9313:25.219:14:12.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 99.5513:28.019:14:15.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 101.6413:37.219:14:24.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 103.2013:44.119:14:31.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 106.8914:00.519:14:47.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 107.2714:02.219:14:49.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 112.5214:25.519:15:12.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.6214:25.919:15:12.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 115.9914:40.919:15:27.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 118.1614:50.519:15:37.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 122.7815:11.019:15:58.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.9215:16.119:16:03.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 124.2815:17.719:16:04.7Pdiff
New York, New York 125.1915:21.719:16:08.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.0315:29.919:16:16.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 127.3615:31.419:16:18.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 128.8715:38.119:16:25.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.1315:39.319:16:26.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 131.0415:47.719:16:34.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.5416:29.919:17:16.9Pdiff
London, England 149.9319:30.419:20:17.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 152.1719:34.019:20:21.0PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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