Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 COQUIMBO, CHILE
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 14:28:23 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 19.06 4:17.0 1:41:30.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 37.59 7:08.1 1:44:21.1P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 48.88 8:39.0 1:45:52.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 56.44 9:34.8 1:46:47.8P
Miami, Florida 56.56 9:35.7 1:46:48.7P
Brownsville, Texas 61.4510:09.6 1:47:22.6P
Knoxville, Tennessee 67.3410:48.1 1:48:01.1P
Washington, D.C. 69.2010:59.7 1:48:12.7P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 70.1311:05.5 1:48:18.5P
New York, New York 70.8511:09.8 1:48:22.8P
St. Louis, Missouri 71.0311:10.9 1:48:23.9P
Wichita, Kansas 72.1411:17.6 1:48:30.6P
Boston, Massachusetts 72.4111:19.2 1:48:32.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 73.2511:24.2 1:48:37.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 74.4011:30.9 1:48:43.9P
Bangor, Maine 74.9111:33.9 1:48:46.9P
Ottawa, Canada 75.6111:37.9 1:48:50.9P
Golden, Colorado 76.6811:43.9 1:48:56.9P
Los Angeles, California 78.0511:51.6 1:49:04.6P
Duluth, Minnesota 79.1511:57.7 1:49:10.7P
San Francisco, California 83.0812:18.5 1:49:31.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 86.2312:34.3 1:49:47.3P
Seattle, Washington 90.4212:54.2 1:50:07.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.8113:27.9 1:50:40.9P
London, England 102.5613:49.0 1:51:02.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 104.7813:58.8 1:51:11.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.2914:01.1 1:51:14.1Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 108.6114:15.8 1:51:28.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.7014:20.7 1:51:33.7Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 111.0914:26.8 1:51:39.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 124.9915:28.6 1:52:41.6Pdiff
Agana, Guam 142.8816:48.0 1:54:01.0Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 153.6619:44.3 1:56:57.3PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 159.2419:51.9 1:57:04.9PKPdf
Beijing, China 168.7120:01.0 1:57:14.0PKPdf

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