Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.0 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 13:48:12 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
Miami, Florida 17.04 3:55.413:45:16.4Pn
San Juan, Puerto Rico 18.49 4:12.913:45:33.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 19.41 4:23.113:45:44.1P
Lima, Peru 21.38 4:44.513:46:05.5P
Brownsville, Texas 22.30 4:54.213:46:15.2P
Knoxville, Tennessee 27.18 5:40.213:47:01.2P
Washington, D.C. 30.38 6:08.613:47:29.6P
St. Louis, Missouri 30.61 6:10.613:47:31.6P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 31.72 6:20.413:47:41.4P
Wichita, Kansas 31.88 6:21.813:47:42.8P
New York, New York 32.68 6:28.813:47:49.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 34.34 6:43.213:48:04.2P
Boston, Massachusetts 34.88 6:47.913:48:08.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 36.79 7:04.213:48:25.2P
Ottawa, Canada 36.97 7:05.713:48:26.7P
Golden, Colorado 36.99 7:05.913:48:26.9P
Bangor, Maine 37.79 7:12.713:48:33.7P
Duluth, Minnesota 38.77 7:20.913:48:41.9P
Los Angeles, California 41.46 7:43.213:49:04.2P
San Francisco, California 46.22 8:21.413:49:42.4P
Seattle, Washington 51.49 9:01.913:50:22.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 71.6211:17.913:52:38.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.3811:28.413:52:49.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.4611:51.813:53:12.8P
London, England 78.3511:56.713:53:17.7P
Bergen, Norway 81.3212:12.813:53:33.8P
Rome, Italy 87.8312:45.613:54:06.6P
Moscow, Russia 98.9313:36.513:54:57.5Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 105.3714:05.013:55:26.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 119.0515:05.713:56:26.7Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 120.6115:12.713:56:33.7Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 124.6415:30.613:56:51.6Pdiff
Agana, Guam 128.2715:46.713:57:07.7Pdiff
Beijing, China 128.5415:47.913:57:08.9Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 141.8516:47.013:58:08.0Pdiff

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