Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.5 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 02:58:22 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 20.27 4:34.6 3:02:56.6P
Agana, Guam 31.36 6:19.7 3:04:41.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.66 6:22.3 3:04:44.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.30 8:40.2 3:07:02.2P
Tokyo, Japan 51.94 9:07.8 3:07:29.8P
Beijing, China 67.5710:55.5 3:09:17.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.8712:07.8 3:10:29.8P
San Francisco, California 82.9512:24.0 3:10:46.0P
Los Angeles, California 85.0512:34.7 3:10:56.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.0312:39.6 3:11:01.6P
Seattle, Washington 86.3912:41.3 3:11:03.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.8712:57.9 3:11:19.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 94.2813:18.2 3:11:40.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 94.6113:19.8 3:11:41.8P
Golden, Colorado 96.4713:28.2 3:11:50.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 98.8013:38.6 3:12:00.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.1513:49.0 3:12:11.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 102.3713:54.5 3:12:16.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.3814:12.3 3:12:34.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.9714:19.3 3:12:41.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.1114:37.7 3:12:59.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 114.2314:47.1 3:13:09.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.7214:58.2 3:13:20.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.8915:03.3 3:13:25.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.2315:04.9 3:13:26.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.3015:09.6 3:13:31.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 119.4715:10.4 3:13:32.4Pdiff
New York, New York 120.1815:13.5 3:13:35.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.9115:21.2 3:13:43.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.7815:25.1 3:13:47.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.2315:44.8 3:14:06.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.1515:48.9 3:14:10.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.9215:56.7 3:14:18.7Pdiff
London, England 137.5416:30.6 3:14:52.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 140.7216:44.7 3:15:06.7Pdiff

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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