Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 GUAM REGION
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 13:25:59 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
Agana, Guam 1.39 0:25.6 2:48:15.6Pn
Tokyo, Japan 23.50 5:10.4 2:53:00.4P
Beijing, China 36.60 7:06.4 2:54:56.4P
Brisbane, Australia 40.59 7:39.9 2:55:29.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 56.24 9:40.5 2:57:30.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 56.62 9:43.3 2:57:33.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 60.5210:10.5 2:58:00.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 67.8710:58.8 2:58:48.8P
Seattle, Washington 83.4912:28.2 3:00:18.2P
San Francisco, California 85.4312:38.0 3:00:28.0P
Moscow, Russia 88.7712:54.2 3:00:44.2P
Los Angeles, California 89.5812:58.0 3:00:48.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 94.6813:21.5 3:01:11.5P
Golden, Colorado 97.6813:35.0 3:01:25.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 98.3813:38.2 3:01:28.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 100.3313:46.8 3:01:36.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.7613:57.6 3:01:47.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 104.0814:03.5 3:01:53.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 106.9214:16.1 3:02:06.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 108.4214:22.7 3:02:12.7Pdiff
London, England 109.1814:26.1 3:02:16.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 109.2214:26.3 3:02:16.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 109.9414:29.5 3:02:19.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 110.3514:31.3 3:02:21.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.3014:39.9 3:02:29.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.2914:44.4 3:02:34.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.8814:55.8 3:02:45.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 116.3114:57.8 3:02:47.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 116.5814:58.9 3:02:48.9Pdiff
New York, New York 116.6214:59.1 3:02:49.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.8215:00.0 3:02:50.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 121.6815:21.6 3:03:11.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 122.7715:26.4 3:03:16.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 137.3916:31.3 3:04:21.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 140.0316:43.0 3:04:33.0Pdiff

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