Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

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 20.70 4:35.318:12:28.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.06 6:12.418:14:05.4P
Agana, Guam 32.44 6:24.418:14:17.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.58 8:29.718:16:22.7P
Tokyo, Japan 52.80 9:09.218:17:02.2P
Beijing, China 68.6110:56.918:18:49.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.7512:01.718:19:54.7P
San Francisco, California 82.2112:14.818:20:07.8P
Los Angeles, California 84.2212:25.218:20:18.1P
Seattle, Washington 85.8312:33.218:20:26.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 87.2912:40.318:20:33.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.0112:48.518:20:41.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 93.6013:09.718:21:02.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 93.7613:10.418:21:03.4P
Golden, Colorado 95.7013:19.318:21:12.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 97.7013:28.318:21:21.3P
Brownsville, Texas 100.1413:39.118:21:32.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.5513:45.418:21:38.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.7414:03.918:21:56.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.1714:10.318:22:03.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 111.2514:28.418:22:21.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 112.9314:35.918:22:28.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 115.7014:48.118:22:41.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.2414:55.018:22:48.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 117.4514:55.918:22:48.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.7115:01.518:22:54.5Pdiff
New York, New York 119.4415:04.818:22:57.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 120.2315:08.218:23:01.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.2215:12.718:23:05.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.1515:16.818:23:09.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 128.4115:44.618:23:37.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.7415:46.018:23:39.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 128.7915:46.218:23:39.2Pdiff
London, England 138.1516:27.818:24:20.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 141.6816:43.518:24:36.5Pdiff

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