Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA

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 18.44 4:03.919:29:06.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 39.92 7:19.219:32:22.2P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 46.12 8:09.019:33:12.0P
Miami, Florida 54.90 9:14.919:34:17.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 56.53 9:26.519:34:29.5P
Brownsville, Texas 61.12 9:58.219:35:01.2P
Knoxville, Tennessee 65.8410:29.219:35:32.2P
Washington, D.C. 67.1410:37.519:35:40.5P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67.9610:42.719:35:45.7P
New York, New York 68.6010:46.619:35:49.6P
St. Louis, Missouri 69.7710:53.919:35:56.9P
Boston, Massachusetts 70.0010:55.319:35:58.3P
Wichita, Kansas 71.3311:03.419:36:06.4P
Bangor, Maine 72.3711:09.619:36:12.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 73.0911:13.819:36:16.8P
Ottawa, Canada 73.4211:15.719:36:18.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 74.6311:22.819:36:25.8P
Golden, Colorado 76.2311:31.919:36:34.9P
Duluth, Minnesota 77.7711:40.519:36:43.5P
Los Angeles, California 78.5611:44.919:36:47.9P
San Francisco, California 83.5812:11.419:37:14.4P
Seattle, Washington 90.3612:44.119:37:47.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 90.6712:45.519:37:48.5P
London, England 98.2613:20.019:38:23.0Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 100.5813:30.319:38:33.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 100.7513:31.119:38:34.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.4113:34.019:38:37.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 105.6013:52.619:38:55.6Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 110.8614:15.919:39:18.9Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 112.9814:25.319:39:28.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 120.6014:59.219:40:02.2Pdiff
Agana, Guam 147.3219:23.719:44:26.7PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 155.3319:36.319:44:39.3PKPdf
Tokyo, Japan 156.2219:37.519:44:40.5PKPdf
Beijing, China 167.7319:49.919:44:52.9PKPdf

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