Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 WESTERN XIZANG
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12:15:27 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 6.68 1:38.1 5:23:56.1Pn
Beijing, China 24.99 5:23.8 5:27:41.8P
Moscow, Russia 39.08 7:27.1 5:29:45.1P
Tokyo, Japan 43.76 8:05.5 5:30:23.5P
Bergen, Norway 56.21 9:40.1 5:31:58.1P
Rome, Italy 56.51 9:42.3 5:32:00.3P
Agana, Guam 57.00 9:45.8 5:32:03.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 57.94 9:52.4 5:32:10.4P
London, England 61.6110:17.6 5:32:35.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 74.5711:39.1 5:33:57.1P
Brisbane, Australia 88.5112:52.7 5:35:10.7P
Seattle, Washington 94.4113:20.0 5:35:38.0P
Bangor, Maine 97.8713:35.6 5:35:53.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 98.0413:36.4 5:35:54.4P
Ottawa, Canada 98.8213:39.9 5:35:57.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.2213:41.6 5:35:59.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 100.7613:48.5 5:36:06.5Pdiff
New York, New York 102.9813:58.3 5:36:16.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5814:01.0 5:36:19.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 103.9714:02.7 5:36:20.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 105.3714:08.9 5:36:26.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 105.5514:09.7 5:36:27.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 107.2314:17.2 5:36:35.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 108.1614:21.3 5:36:39.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.3014:21.9 5:36:39.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 109.5214:27.4 5:36:45.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.9314:29.2 5:36:47.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.4814:31.6 5:36:49.6Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 111.0314:34.0 5:36:52.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 118.7115:08.2 5:37:26.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 119.9715:13.7 5:37:31.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 121.0115:18.4 5:37:36.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.3015:41.8 5:37:59.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 142.3616:53.1 5:39:11.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 152.8519:50.8 5:42:08.8PKPdf

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