Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 02:58:20 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 19.73 4:26.2 2:48:52.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.05 6:14.2 2:50:40.2P
Agana, Guam 31.83 6:21.0 2:50:47.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.73 8:40.6 2:53:06.6P
Tokyo, Japan 52.50 9:09.0 2:53:35.0P
Beijing, China 68.0510:55.5 2:55:21.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.4812:07.9 2:56:33.9P
San Francisco, California 83.3712:23.1 2:56:49.1P
Los Angeles, California 85.4312:33.5 2:56:59.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.3212:37.9 2:57:03.9P
Seattle, Washington 86.8912:40.7 2:57:06.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 90.2412:56.5 2:57:22.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.6713:12.3 2:57:38.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.9813:18.3 2:57:44.3P
Golden, Colorado 96.8813:26.9 2:57:52.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 99.0113:36.4 2:58:02.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.4313:47.1 2:58:13.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.7613:53.1 2:58:19.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.8514:11.2 2:58:37.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 108.3714:17.9 2:58:43.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.4814:36.2 2:59:02.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 114.0514:43.1 2:59:09.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.9914:56.2 2:59:22.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 118.3615:02.3 2:59:28.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.6415:03.5 2:59:29.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.8315:08.8 2:59:34.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.8915:09.1 2:59:35.1Pdiff
New York, New York 120.6115:12.3 2:59:38.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.3615:20.1 2:59:46.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.2615:24.0 2:59:50.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.0915:41.1 3:00:07.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.7715:48.5 3:00:14.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 130.1015:54.4 3:00:20.4Pdiff
London, England 138.1616:30.2 3:00:56.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.2516:43.9 3:01:09.9Pdiff

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