Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Saturday, March 09, 2013 at 03:57:38 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
Agana, Guam 8.27 1:56.9 3:31:44.9Pn
Tokyo, Japan 14.35 3:15.8 3:33:03.8Pn
Beijing, China 29.64 5:50.1 3:35:38.1P
Brisbane, Australia 49.72 8:35.5 3:38:23.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.25 9:01.7 3:38:49.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 53.78 9:05.6 3:38:53.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 59.66 9:47.1 3:39:35.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 68.9010:47.2 3:40:35.2P
Seattle, Washington 76.5711:32.4 3:41:20.4P
San Francisco, California 79.6711:49.5 3:41:37.5P
Moscow, Russia 81.0211:56.7 3:41:44.7P
Los Angeles, California 84.1612:12.9 3:42:00.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 89.1112:36.8 3:42:24.8P
Golden, Colorado 91.1112:46.2 3:42:34.2P
Bergen, Norway 91.5612:48.2 3:42:36.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 92.3812:52.0 3:42:40.0P
Duluth, Minnesota 95.0513:04.2 3:42:52.2P
Wichita, Kansas 97.3713:14.6 3:43:02.6P
London, England 100.5913:28.9 3:43:16.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.2813:32.0 3:43:20.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.4313:37.1 3:43:25.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 103.8313:43.3 3:43:31.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 103.9913:44.0 3:43:32.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 105.8913:52.5 3:43:40.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.1113:53.4 3:43:41.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 106.4513:54.9 3:43:42.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 107.3113:58.8 3:43:46.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.4514:03.8 3:43:51.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 108.4614:03.9 3:43:51.9Pdiff
New York, New York 108.4914:04.0 3:43:52.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 108.5514:04.3 3:43:52.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 116.2014:38.2 3:44:26.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 130.2915:40.8 3:45:28.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 130.7615:42.8 3:45:30.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 139.6416:22.3 3:46:10.3Pdiff

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