Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 OFF THE COAST OF MICHOACAN, MEXICO
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 06:08:29 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
Mexico City, Mexico 6.44 1:32.2 4:15:45.2Pn
Brownsville, Texas 12.34 2:53.0 4:17:06.0Pn
Phoenix, Arizona 19.34 4:21.8 4:18:34.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 19.78 4:26.6 4:18:39.6P
Los Angeles, California 22.45 4:55.3 4:19:08.3P
Wichita, Kansas 23.21 5:03.3 4:19:16.3P
Golden, Colorado 24.35 5:13.8 4:19:26.8P
Miami, Florida 24.89 5:18.8 4:19:31.8P
St. Louis, Missouri 26.38 5:32.3 4:19:45.3P
Knoxville, Tennessee 26.78 5:35.9 4:19:48.9P
San Francisco, California 27.47 5:42.1 4:19:55.1P
Duluth, Minnesota 32.95 6:30.5 4:20:43.5P
Washington, D.C. 33.59 6:36.1 4:20:49.1P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 35.39 6:51.6 4:21:04.6P
Seattle, Washington 35.62 6:53.6 4:21:06.6P
New York, New York 36.55 7:01.5 4:21:14.5P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 36.70 7:02.7 4:21:15.7P
Lima, Peru 38.40 7:17.1 4:21:30.1P
Ottawa, Canada 38.49 7:17.9 4:21:30.9P
Boston, Massachusetts 39.27 7:24.4 4:21:37.4P
Bangor, Maine 42.03 7:47.2 4:22:00.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.89 8:56.7 4:23:09.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 56.15 9:35.2 4:23:48.2P
Bergen, Norway 86.2112:36.9 4:26:49.9P
London, England 86.7512:39.6 4:26:52.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 87.8812:45.0 4:26:58.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 93.2413:10.0 4:27:23.0P
Rome, Italy 98.7013:34.6 4:27:47.6Pdiff
Tokyo, Japan 100.9713:44.7 4:27:57.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 102.3613:50.8 4:28:03.8Pdiff
Agana, Guam 105.8714:06.4 4:28:19.4Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 107.9214:15.5 4:28:28.5Pdiff
Beijing, China 113.1914:38.9 4:28:51.9Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 136.2216:21.1 4:30:34.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.2816:34.7 4:30:47.7Pdiff

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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