Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 21:59:34 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 15.60 3:28.4 1:11:09.4P
Moscow, Russia 29.16 5:41.0 1:13:22.0P
Beijing, China 36.27 6:42.5 1:14:23.5P
Rome, Italy 44.23 7:47.7 1:15:28.7P
Bergen, Norway 46.78 8:07.6 1:15:48.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 48.66 8:22.1 1:16:03.1P
London, England 50.76 8:37.9 1:16:18.9P
Tokyo, Japan 55.13 9:09.8 1:16:50.8P
Agana, Guam 69.8610:47.3 1:18:28.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 77.3211:30.7 1:19:11.7P
Bangor, Maine 90.9212:39.1 1:20:20.1P
Ottawa, Canada 92.8112:47.8 1:20:28.8P
Boston, Massachusetts 93.9012:52.8 1:20:33.8P
Seattle, Washington 95.3512:59.3 1:20:40.3P
Duluth, Minnesota 95.6113:00.5 1:20:41.5P
New York, New York 96.3913:04.0 1:20:45.0P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 97.4713:08.9 1:20:49.9P
Washington, D.C. 99.0713:16.0 1:20:57.0Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 100.5913:22.7 1:21:03.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.0313:33.5 1:21:14.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 104.0013:37.8 1:21:18.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.3313:39.3 1:21:20.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.1913:43.1 1:21:24.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.2013:43.2 1:21:24.2Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 106.8313:50.4 1:21:31.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 108.7213:58.8 1:21:39.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.3814:01.7 1:21:42.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.3814:06.2 1:21:47.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 111.4314:10.8 1:21:51.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 112.0114:13.4 1:21:54.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 116.8414:34.8 1:22:15.8Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 122.9215:01.8 1:22:42.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 123.4615:04.2 1:22:45.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 139.5716:15.7 1:23:56.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.7416:25.4 1:24:06.4Pdiff

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