Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 HAIDA GWAII REGION, BR. COLUMBIA, CANADA
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 13:41:26 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
Seattle, Washington 8.04 1:56.813:43:24.8Pn
Anchorage, Alaska 12.79 3:01.913:44:29.9Pn
San Francisco, California 16.49 3:51.413:45:19.4Pn
Los Angeles, California 21.22 4:45.913:46:13.9P
Golden, Colorado 22.58 5:00.413:46:28.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 24.12 5:15.913:46:43.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 25.30 5:26.713:46:54.7P
Duluth, Minnesota 26.25 5:35.213:47:03.2P
Wichita, Kansas 28.40 5:54.513:47:22.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 31.98 6:26.213:47:54.2P
Knoxville, Tennessee 36.81 7:08.013:48:36.0P
Ottawa, Canada 36.81 7:08.013:48:36.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 37.14 7:10.713:48:38.7P
Brownsville, Texas 37.33 7:12.413:48:40.4P
Washington, D.C. 39.83 7:33.313:49:01.3P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 40.30 7:37.313:49:05.3P
New York, New York 40.54 7:39.213:49:07.2P
Bangor, Maine 41.26 7:45.113:49:13.1P
Boston, Massachusetts 41.32 7:45.613:49:13.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 41.99 7:51.113:49:19.1P
Miami, Florida 47.08 8:31.813:49:59.8P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 61.0010:13.613:51:41.6P
Tokyo, Japan 61.4810:16.813:51:44.8P
Bergen, Norway 62.1310:21.213:51:49.2P
London, England 68.5011:02.513:52:30.5P
Beijing, China 70.3011:13.613:52:41.6P
Moscow, Russia 71.4911:20.913:52:48.9P
Agana, Guam 75.2511:43.113:53:11.1P
Lima, Peru 79.9512:09.313:53:37.3P
Rome, Italy 80.8712:14.213:53:42.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 93.4413:15.613:54:43.6P
Brisbane, Australia 102.9513:58.213:55:26.2Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 104.3214:04.313:55:32.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 127.8415:48.613:57:16.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 130.4416:00.213:57:28.2Pdiff

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