Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 ORURO, BOLIVIA
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 00:16:48 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
Lima, Peru 10.32 2:24.9 0:01:40.9Pn
San Juan, Puerto Rico 37.30 7:01.1 0:06:17.1P
Miami, Florida 45.75 8:10.0 0:07:26.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 48.26 8:29.5 0:07:45.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 48.91 8:34.5 0:07:50.5P
Brownsville, Texas 52.48 9:01.3 0:08:17.3P
Knoxville, Tennessee 56.70 9:31.8 0:08:47.8P
Washington, D.C. 58.02 9:41.1 0:08:57.1P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 58.87 9:47.0 0:09:03.0P
New York, New York 59.53 9:51.5 0:09:07.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 60.67 9:59.3 0:09:15.3P
Boston, Massachusetts 61.0010:01.5 0:09:17.5P
Wichita, Kansas 62.3910:10.9 0:09:26.9P
Bangor, Maine 63.4310:17.8 0:09:33.8P
Ottawa, Canada 64.3410:23.8 0:09:39.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 64.5210:25.0 0:09:41.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 66.3610:36.8 0:09:52.8P
Golden, Colorado 67.4610:43.8 0:09:59.8P
Duluth, Minnesota 68.6510:51.2 0:10:07.2P
Los Angeles, California 70.5411:02.8 0:10:18.8P
San Francisco, California 75.5111:32.2 0:10:48.2P
Seattle, Washington 81.7812:06.5 0:11:22.5P
London, England 92.1912:57.0 0:12:13.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 95.6613:12.9 0:12:28.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 95.9113:14.0 0:12:30.0P
Rome, Italy 96.3213:15.9 0:12:31.9P
Bergen, Norway 98.8113:26.9 0:12:42.9Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.1213:41.6 0:12:57.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 104.5413:52.4 0:13:08.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 114.8314:38.1 0:13:54.1Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 118.4614:54.2 0:14:10.2Pdiff
Agana, Guam 147.1719:28.2 0:18:44.2PKPdf
Tokyo, Japan 149.6619:32.4 0:18:48.4PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 154.9019:40.4 0:18:56.4PKPdf
Beijing, China 158.5919:45.4 0:19:01.4PKPdf

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