Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 03:09:14 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 19.75 4:25.4 3:13:39.4P
Agana, Guam 31.14 6:13.6 3:15:27.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.59 6:17.5 3:15:31.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.91 8:40.4 3:17:54.4P
Tokyo, Japan 51.87 9:02.8 3:18:16.8P
Beijing, China 67.3710:49.6 3:20:03.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.3012:05.2 3:21:19.2P
San Francisco, California 83.5612:22.3 3:21:36.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 85.6112:32.7 3:21:46.7P
Los Angeles, California 85.6712:33.0 3:21:47.0P
Seattle, Washington 86.9512:39.3 3:21:53.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 90.5012:56.0 3:22:10.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 94.2313:13.1 3:22:27.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 95.2413:17.7 3:22:31.7P
Golden, Colorado 97.0913:26.1 3:22:40.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 99.4513:36.6 3:22:50.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 101.8013:47.0 3:23:01.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 103.0013:52.3 3:23:06.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.9714:10.0 3:23:24.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 108.6014:17.2 3:23:31.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 112.7414:35.6 3:23:49.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 114.7414:44.4 3:23:58.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.3714:56.1 3:24:10.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 118.4715:01.0 3:24:15.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 118.8515:02.7 3:24:16.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 119.1815:04.2 3:24:18.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 120.0915:08.2 3:24:22.2Pdiff
New York, New York 120.7915:11.3 3:24:25.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 122.5115:19.0 3:24:33.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.3615:22.7 3:24:36.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 126.5915:37.0 3:24:51.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.2415:44.4 3:24:58.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 130.5615:54.7 3:25:08.7Pdiff
London, England 137.6216:26.0 3:25:40.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 140.5816:39.2 3:25:53.2Pdiff

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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