Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 14:43:49 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
Wellington, New Zealand 11.80 2:45.314:46:34.3Pn
Brisbane, Australia 26.93 5:33.414:49:22.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 55.75 9:28.114:53:17.1P
Agana, Guam 58.46 9:47.214:53:36.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 68.7510:55.014:54:44.0P
Tokyo, Japan 78.7711:53.614:55:42.6P
Los Angeles, California 85.3712:28.114:56:17.1P
San Francisco, California 85.5912:29.214:56:18.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 88.8112:44.714:56:33.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 89.7312:49.014:56:38.0P
Lima, Peru 91.4512:57.014:56:46.0P
Seattle, Washington 92.9013:03.714:56:52.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 93.3513:05.714:56:54.7P
Brownsville, Texas 94.5813:11.414:57:00.4P
Beijing, China 94.6913:11.914:57:00.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 95.1913:14.114:57:03.1P
Golden, Colorado 97.0313:22.414:57:11.4P
Wichita, Kansas 101.0513:40.314:57:29.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 106.3414:03.814:57:52.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 108.0314:11.314:58:00.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 108.7314:14.414:58:03.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.7814:14.614:58:03.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 110.6114:22.714:58:11.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 115.8414:45.914:58:34.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.4014:48.414:58:37.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 117.5714:53.614:58:42.6Pdiff
New York, New York 118.6514:58.414:58:47.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 118.9014:59.514:58:48.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.2315:09.914:58:58.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.4915:19.914:59:08.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 134.4616:08.614:59:57.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 146.2719:30.215:03:19.2PKPbc
Bergen, Norway 151.4319:38.815:03:27.8PKPdf
London, England 160.1619:50.915:03:39.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 167.7319:58.215:03:47.2PKPdf

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