Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 14:26:33 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
Nairobi, Kenya 52.37 9:12.1 6:05:15.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 59.4110:02.6 6:06:05.6P
Lima, Peru 61.0710:14.0 6:06:17.0P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 62.5710:24.1 6:06:27.1P
Rome, Italy 63.9110:33.0 6:06:36.0P
London, England 69.7311:10.1 6:07:13.1P
Miami, Florida 77.4611:55.6 6:07:58.6P
Bergen, Norway 79.1412:04.9 6:08:07.9P
Boston, Massachusetts 79.4412:06.6 6:08:09.6P
Bangor, Maine 79.5512:07.2 6:08:10.2P
New York, New York 80.3512:11.5 6:08:14.5P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 80.6912:13.3 6:08:16.3P
Washington, D.C. 81.3812:17.0 6:08:20.0P
Ottawa, Canada 83.9412:30.3 6:08:33.3P
Moscow, Russia 84.9012:35.1 6:08:38.1P
Knoxville, Tennessee 85.7512:39.3 6:08:42.3P
St. Louis, Missouri 90.5413:02.2 6:09:05.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.4013:06.2 6:09:09.2P
Brownsville, Texas 91.9413:08.7 6:09:11.7P
Duluth, Minnesota 94.7813:21.7 6:09:24.7P
Wichita, Kansas 95.4913:24.9 6:09:27.9P
Golden, Colorado 101.9413:53.7 6:09:56.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 102.0213:54.0 6:09:57.0Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.8814:11.2 6:10:14.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.1014:12.2 6:10:15.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.2714:35.1 6:10:38.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 114.9814:51.6 6:10:54.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 115.0814:52.0 6:10:55.0Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 120.9815:18.2 6:11:21.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 126.4215:42.3 6:11:45.3Pdiff
Beijing, China 131.7616:06.1 6:12:09.1Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 133.5216:13.9 6:12:16.9Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 145.8219:38.5 6:15:41.5PKPbc
Tokyo, Japan 150.4319:47.1 6:15:50.1PKPdf
Agana, Guam 159.0419:59.4 6:16:02.4PKPdf

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