Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 23:55:28 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
Lima, Peru 21.47 4:38.8 2:59:39.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 36.26 6:51.4 3:01:52.4P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 49.80 8:40.3 3:03:41.3P
Miami, Florida 58.39 9:42.7 3:04:43.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 59.32 9:49.2 3:04:50.2P
Brownsville, Texas 64.1210:21.4 3:05:22.4P
Knoxville, Tennessee 69.2910:54.2 3:05:55.2P
Washington, D.C. 70.7311:03.0 3:06:04.0P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 71.5711:08.1 3:06:09.1P
New York, New York 72.2311:12.0 3:06:13.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 73.1511:17.5 3:06:18.5P
Boston, Massachusetts 73.6511:20.4 3:06:21.4P
Wichita, Kansas 74.5511:25.6 3:06:26.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 76.0311:34.1 3:06:35.1P
Bangor, Maine 76.0411:34.2 3:06:35.2P
Ottawa, Canada 77.0411:39.8 3:06:40.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 77.3711:41.6 3:06:42.6P
Golden, Colorado 79.3011:52.2 3:06:53.2P
Los Angeles, California 81.1512:02.1 3:07:03.1P
Duluth, Minnesota 81.2012:02.4 3:07:03.4P
San Francisco, California 86.1812:27.7 3:07:28.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 87.7412:35.2 3:07:36.2P
Seattle, Washington 93.2613:00.9 3:08:01.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 101.1713:36.4 3:08:37.4Pdiff
London, England 101.4113:37.4 3:08:38.4Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 101.4613:37.7 3:08:38.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.3913:46.2 3:08:47.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.9314:10.8 3:09:11.8Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 109.9114:15.2 3:09:16.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 113.8614:32.7 3:09:33.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 123.5915:15.9 3:10:16.9Pdiff
Agana, Guam 145.6819:23.8 3:14:24.8PKPbc
Kathmandu, Nepal 155.7319:40.5 3:14:41.5PKPdf
Tokyo, Japan 157.3119:42.7 3:14:43.7PKPdf
Beijing, China 171.2219:55.8 3:14:56.8PKPdf

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