Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 02:23:11 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
Brisbane, Australia 20.16 4:32.1 2:27:43.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.31 6:17.7 2:29:28.7P
Agana, Guam 31.76 6:21.6 2:29:32.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.30 8:38.5 2:31:49.5P
Tokyo, Japan 52.32 9:09.0 2:32:20.0P
Beijing, China 67.9710:56.3 2:34:07.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.0612:07.0 2:35:18.0P
San Francisco, California 82.9412:22.2 2:35:33.2P
Los Angeles, California 85.0012:32.8 2:35:43.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.4112:39.7 2:35:50.7P
Seattle, Washington 86.4412:39.9 2:35:50.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.8212:55.9 2:36:06.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.9113:14.8 2:36:25.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.5613:17.8 2:36:28.8P
Golden, Colorado 96.4513:26.4 2:36:37.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.6413:36.1 2:36:47.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.0313:46.8 2:36:57.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.3313:52.5 2:37:03.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.4114:10.6 2:37:21.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.9414:17.4 2:37:28.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.0614:35.7 2:37:46.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 113.8914:43.8 2:37:54.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.6014:55.8 2:38:06.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.9215:01.7 2:38:12.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.2115:03.0 2:38:14.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.4615:08.6 2:38:19.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.6915:09.6 2:38:20.6Pdiff
New York, New York 120.1715:11.7 2:38:22.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.9315:19.5 2:38:30.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.8215:23.5 2:38:34.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.4315:44.0 2:38:55.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.5015:48.7 2:38:59.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.7415:54.2 2:39:05.2Pdiff
London, England 137.9016:30.4 2:39:41.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.1216:44.7 2:39:55.7Pdiff

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