Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.3 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:31:48 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 20.13 4:31.022:21:08.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.27 6:16.622:22:53.6P
Agana, Guam 31.79 6:21.122:22:58.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.32 8:37.922:25:14.9P
Tokyo, Japan 52.36 9:08.522:25:45.5P
Beijing, China 68.0010:55.722:27:32.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.1012:06.422:28:43.4P
San Francisco, California 82.9612:21.522:28:58.5P
Los Angeles, California 85.0312:32.022:29:09.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.4312:38.922:29:15.9P
Seattle, Washington 86.4712:39.222:29:16.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.8412:55.222:29:32.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.8813:13.822:29:50.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.5813:17.022:29:54.0P
Golden, Colorado 96.4813:25.622:30:02.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.6513:35.322:30:12.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.0513:46.022:30:23.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.3613:51.822:30:28.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.4414:09.922:30:46.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.9714:16.722:30:53.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.0814:34.922:31:11.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 113.8714:42.922:31:19.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.6114:55.022:31:32.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.9415:01.022:31:38.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.2315:02.222:31:39.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.4815:07.822:31:44.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.7315:08.922:31:45.9Pdiff
New York, New York 120.2015:11.022:31:48.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.9515:18.722:31:55.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.8415:22.722:31:59.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.4315:43.122:32:20.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.5415:48.022:32:25.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.7515:53.322:32:30.3Pdiff
London, England 137.9316:29.722:33:06.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.1516:44.022:33:21.0Pdiff

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