Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 22:44:31 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 18.89 4:17.322:48:48.3P
Brisbane, Australia 19.76 4:26.822:48:57.9P
Agana, Guam 45.73 8:17.622:52:48.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.33 9:00.722:53:31.7P
Tokyo, Japan 66.2110:44.222:55:15.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.5912:08.922:56:39.9P
Beijing, China 81.9612:16.222:56:47.1P
San Francisco, California 84.4712:29.022:57:00.0P
Los Angeles, California 85.3612:33.522:57:04.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.1912:47.322:57:18.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.5612:53.722:57:24.7P
Seattle, Washington 90.1112:56.322:57:27.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.3313:15.722:57:46.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 94.3513:15.822:57:46.8P
Golden, Colorado 97.2413:28.922:57:59.9P
Brownsville, Texas 98.1413:32.922:58:03.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 99.0113:36.822:58:07.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.2913:51.322:58:22.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 102.3913:51.822:58:22.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.8914:16.222:58:47.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.4514:18.722:58:49.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.1914:30.822:59:01.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 112.9714:38.722:59:09.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.0715:01.422:59:32.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.5915:08.122:59:39.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.6315:08.322:59:39.3Pdiff
New York, New York 120.5715:12.522:59:43.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.8415:22.522:59:53.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 123.7815:26.722:59:57.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 124.5115:30.023:00:01.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 132.1416:03.823:00:34.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.6816:10.623:00:41.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.1816:43.923:01:14.9Pdiff
London, England 150.5619:43.223:04:14.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 155.1319:50.123:04:21.1PKPdf

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