Magnitude 7.2 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
2003 August 21 12:12:50 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
| 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).
| City | Distance (degrees) |
Travel Time (min:secs) |
Arrival Time UTC |
Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington, New Zealand | 6.82 | 1:37.7 | 12:14:27.7 | Pn |
| Brisbane, Australia | 20.94 | 4:39.9 | 12:17:29.9 | P |
| Palmer Station, Antarctica | 60.99 | 10:10.0 | 12:23:00.0 | P |
| Agana, Guam | 61.78 | 10:15.4 | 12:23:05.4 | P |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 73.47 | 11:29.2 | 12:24:19.2 | P |
| Tokyo, Japan | 84.19 | 12:28.0 | 12:25:18.0 | P |
| Beijing, China | 96.15 | 13:24.3 | 12:26:14.3 | P |
| Lima, Peru | 98.87 | 13:36.5 | 12:26:26.5 | Pdiff |
| Kathmandu, Nepal | 103.73 | 13:58.0 | 12:26:48.1 | Pdiff |
| Los Angeles, California | 103.79 | 13:58.3 | 12:26:48.3 | Pdiff |
| San Francisco, California | 104.10 | 13:59.7 | 12:26:49.7 | Pdiff |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 106.07 | 14:08.4 | 12:26:58.4 | Pdiff |
| Seattle, Washington | 111.30 | 14:31.7 | 12:27:21.7 | Pdiff |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 111.50 | 14:32.5 | 12:27:22.5 | Pdiff |
| Brownsville, Texas | 111.52 | 14:32.6 | 12:27:22.6 | Pdiff |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 111.60 | 14:33.0 | 12:27:23.0 | Pdiff |
| Golden, Colorado | 115.35 | 14:49.6 | 12:27:39.6 | Pdiff |
| Nairobi, Kenya | 116.20 | 14:53.4 | 12:27:43.4 | Pdiff |
| Wichita, Kansas | 119.03 | 15:05.9 | 12:27:55.9 | Pdiff |
| Miami, Florida | 123.48 | 15:25.7 | 12:28:15.7 | Pdiff |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 124.12 | 15:28.5 | 12:28:18.5 | Pdiff |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 126.00 | 15:36.9 | 12:28:26.9 | Pdiff |
| Duluth, Minnesota | 127.13 | 15:41.9 | 12:28:31.9 | Pdiff |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 128.63 | 15:48.6 | 12:28:38.6 | Pdiff |
| Washington, D.C. | 133.05 | 16:08.2 | 12:28:58.2 | Pdiff |
| Philadephia, Pennsylvania | 134.83 | 16:16.1 | 12:29:06.1 | Pdiff |
| New York, New York | 135.96 | 16:21.1 | 12:29:11.1 | Pdiff |
| Ottawa, Canada | 136.82 | 16:24.9 | 12:29:14.9 | Pdiff |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 138.64 | 16:33.0 | 12:29:23.0 | Pdiff |
| Bangor, Maine | 141.15 | 16:44.1 | 12:29:34.1 | Pdiff |
| Moscow, Russia | 146.82 | 19:36.2 | 12:32:26.2 | PKPdf |
| Bergen, Norway | 161.31 | 19:56.4 | 12:32:46.4 | PKPdf |
| Rome, Italy | 161.33 | 19:56.5 | 12:32:46.5 | PKPdf |
| London, England | 169.44 | 20:03.4 | 12:32:53.4 | PKPdf |
