Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 12:55:31 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
Brisbane, Australia 20.32 4:26.212:27:44.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 30.45 6:00.812:29:18.8P
Agana, Guam 32.97 6:22.812:29:40.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.87 8:25.212:31:43.2P
Tokyo, Japan 53.38 9:06.612:32:24.6P
Beijing, China 69.1610:53.012:34:11.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.2511:56.912:35:14.9P
San Francisco, California 82.4812:08.612:35:26.6P
Los Angeles, California 84.4512:18.712:35:36.7P
Seattle, Washington 86.1912:27.312:35:45.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 87.7012:34.612:35:52.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.2212:41.812:35:59.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 92.9912:59.212:36:17.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 93.9713:03.712:36:21.7P
Golden, Colorado 95.9613:12.712:36:30.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 97.7513:20.712:36:38.7P
Brownsville, Texas 100.2513:31.812:36:49.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.7813:38.612:36:56.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.0513:57.612:37:15.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.4014:03.612:37:21.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.4614:21.612:37:39.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 112.6114:26.712:37:44.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.7914:40.812:37:58.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.5614:48.712:38:06.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.6914:49.312:38:07.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.9714:54.912:38:12.9Pdiff
New York, New York 119.7114:58.212:38:16.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 120.8115:03.112:38:21.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.5115:06.212:38:24.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.4815:10.512:38:28.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.4415:37.012:38:55.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.7915:38.512:38:56.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 129.3415:41.012:38:59.0Pdiff
London, England 138.7516:22.712:39:40.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 142.2516:38.312:39:56.3Pdiff

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