Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.1 SALTA, ARGENTINA
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 02:41:35 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
Lima, Peru 15.48 3:29.3 2:45:04.3Pn
San Juan, Puerto Rico 42.44 7:37.8 2:49:12.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 43.60 7:47.1 2:49:22.1P
Miami, Florida 51.34 8:46.8 2:50:21.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 53.62 9:03.6 2:50:38.6P
Brownsville, Texas 57.99 9:34.7 2:51:09.7P
Knoxville, Tennessee 62.3010:04.0 2:51:39.0P
Washington, D.C. 63.5010:12.0 2:51:47.0P
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 64.3010:17.2 2:51:52.2P
New York, New York 64.9410:21.3 2:51:56.3P
St. Louis, Missouri 66.2910:30.0 2:52:05.0P
Boston, Massachusetts 66.3310:30.2 2:52:05.2P
Wichita, Kansas 68.0010:40.7 2:52:15.8P
Bangor, Maine 68.7010:45.1 2:52:20.1P
Ottawa, Canada 69.7710:51.7 2:52:26.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 70.0110:53.2 2:52:28.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 71.7211:03.5 2:52:38.5P
Golden, Colorado 73.0211:11.2 2:52:46.2P
Duluth, Minnesota 74.2611:18.4 2:52:53.4P
Los Angeles, California 75.8011:27.2 2:53:02.2P
San Francisco, California 80.8011:54.6 2:53:29.6P
Seattle, Washington 87.2812:27.3 2:54:02.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 93.4012:55.8 2:54:30.8P
London, England 95.2813:04.3 2:54:39.3P
Rome, Italy 98.3313:17.9 2:54:52.9Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 99.3613:22.5 2:54:57.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.9013:33.8 2:55:08.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 102.4113:36.1 2:55:11.1Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 107.6813:59.5 2:55:34.5Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 115.8314:35.7 2:56:10.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 117.7614:44.2 2:56:19.2Pdiff
Agana, Guam 148.3519:23.0 3:00:58.0PKPdf
Tokyo, Japan 154.3919:32.5 3:01:07.5PKPdf
Kathmandu, Nepal 154.7219:33.0 3:01:08.0PKPdf
Beijing, China 164.1119:44.3 3:01:19.3PKPdf

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