Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 TAIWAN
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 04:23:05 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
Beijing, China 16.80 3:53.7 3:43:44.7Pn
Tokyo, Japan 19.44 4:24.8 3:44:15.8P
Agana, Guam 23.83 5:11.4 3:45:02.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 33.20 6:35.0 3:46:26.0P
Brisbane, Australia 59.08 9:58.3 3:49:49.3P
Moscow, Russia 67.5610:54.6 3:50:45.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 68.6011:01.1 3:50:52.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.1211:28.6 3:51:19.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 81.1112:13.5 3:52:04.5P
Bergen, Norway 81.7712:17.0 3:52:08.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.0812:38.9 3:52:29.9P
Rome, Italy 87.8312:47.4 3:52:38.4P
Seattle, Washington 88.4112:50.2 3:52:41.2P
London, England 89.5712:55.6 3:52:46.6P
San Francisco, California 93.9913:16.0 3:53:07.0P
Los Angeles, California 98.9013:38.2 3:53:29.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 103.0213:56.4 3:53:47.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 103.3113:57.7 3:53:48.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.3513:57.9 3:53:48.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 105.5414:07.6 3:53:58.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 108.5314:20.9 3:54:11.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 109.3214:24.4 3:54:15.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.9714:31.7 3:54:22.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 111.1014:32.3 3:54:23.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.1714:41.5 3:54:32.5Pdiff
New York, New York 114.1814:46.0 3:54:37.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.6614:48.1 3:54:39.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 115.2014:50.5 3:54:41.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 115.3214:51.1 3:54:42.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 117.5915:01.1 3:54:52.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 121.2615:17.4 3:55:08.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 126.3215:39.9 3:55:30.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 135.8016:22.0 3:56:13.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 137.3016:28.6 3:56:19.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 158.5319:56.7 3:59:47.7PKPdf

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