Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 TONGA
Monday, April 01, 2013 at 13:43:43 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
Wellington, New Zealand 26.41 5:34.517:03:35.5P
Brisbane, Australia 32.76 6:30.817:04:31.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 40.86 7:39.717:05:40.7P
Agana, Guam 51.11 9:00.417:07:01.4P
Tokyo, Japan 68.4811:00.017:09:01.1P
San Francisco, California 72.4111:24.117:09:25.1P
Los Angeles, California 72.9211:27.117:09:28.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 76.9311:50.317:09:51.3P
Seattle, Washington 78.8712:01.017:10:02.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.0112:07.317:10:08.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 81.3612:14.517:10:15.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 81.6612:16.117:10:17.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.6612:16.117:10:17.1P
Golden, Colorado 84.7912:32.217:10:33.2P
Brownsville, Texas 85.1312:33.917:10:34.9P
Beijing, China 86.1812:39.117:10:40.1P
Wichita, Kansas 89.6012:55.417:10:56.4P
Lima, Peru 92.5313:09.017:11:10.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 95.1613:21.017:11:22.0P
Duluth, Minnesota 96.2413:25.917:11:26.9P
Knoxville, Tennessee 98.3113:35.217:11:36.2P
Miami, Florida 99.9713:42.617:11:43.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 105.2514:06.017:12:07.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 106.8414:13.117:12:14.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 107.1414:14.417:12:15.4Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 107.3814:15.417:12:16.4Pdiff
New York, New York 107.8214:17.417:12:18.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 110.1714:27.817:12:28.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 111.1514:32.217:12:33.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 111.9914:35.917:12:36.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.4916:15.817:14:16.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.4916:24.717:14:25.7Pdiff
London, England 144.9917:02.417:15:03.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 145.1519:34.017:17:35.0PKPbc
Rome, Italy 154.5119:50.817:17:51.8PKPdf

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