Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 SOUTHEAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 16:13:37 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
Tokyo, Japan 9.64 2:16.916:02:34.9Pn
Beijing, China 16.46 3:48.916:04:06.9Pn
Agana, Guam 19.79 4:28.116:04:46.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 40.43 7:35.716:07:53.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 59.6210:01.416:10:19.4P
Brisbane, Australia 59.8610:03.116:10:21.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 63.6310:28.516:10:46.5P
Moscow, Russia 68.5611:00.216:11:18.2P
Seattle, Washington 78.9712:01.216:12:19.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 80.6112:10.116:12:28.1P
Bergen, Norway 80.6612:10.416:12:28.4P
San Francisco, California 84.1712:28.716:12:46.7P
Los Angeles, California 89.0512:52.416:13:10.4P
London, England 89.2612:53.416:13:11.4P
Rome, Italy 89.7612:55.816:13:13.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 93.5413:13.216:13:31.2P
Golden, Colorado 93.6613:13.816:13:31.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.6713:18.416:13:36.4P
Duluth, Minnesota 94.9113:19.516:13:37.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 95.9513:24.216:13:42.2P
Wichita, Kansas 99.3813:39.516:13:57.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 101.9113:50.716:14:08.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.2213:52.116:14:10.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 104.2614:01.216:14:19.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 106.0314:09.016:14:27.0Pdiff
New York, New York 106.7214:12.116:14:30.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.7614:12.316:14:30.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 107.0614:13.616:14:31.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 107.4014:15.116:14:33.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 107.9614:17.616:14:35.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 111.4114:32.916:14:50.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 117.6315:00.616:15:18.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 129.8215:54.616:16:12.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 140.1216:40.416:16:58.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.5719:41.116:19:59.1PKPdf

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