Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 BANDA SEA
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 03:16:16 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 24.57 5:04.0 3:21:20.0P
Brisbane, Australia 30.27 5:54.7 3:22:10.7P
Tokyo, Japan 42.84 7:40.8 3:23:56.8P
Beijing, China 47.77 8:19.6 3:24:35.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.79 8:57.3 3:25:13.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.89 9:12.6 3:25:28.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.8811:27.5 3:27:43.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.8112:43.6 3:28:59.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.0312:53.8 3:29:09.8P
Moscow, Russia 96.5613:09.9 3:29:25.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.3213:48.8 3:30:04.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.5713:54.4 3:30:10.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.7713:59.7 3:30:15.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.5614:16.5 3:30:32.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1614:19.2 3:30:35.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.6314:30.1 3:30:46.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.7314:39.4 3:30:55.4Pdiff
London, England 119.1714:50.3 3:31:06.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.5114:56.2 3:31:12.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.7614:57.4 3:31:13.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.9415:20.3 3:31:36.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.9615:24.9 3:31:40.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5215:40.7 3:31:56.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7515:41.7 3:31:57.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.5015:45.0 3:32:01.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.1816:01.3 3:32:17.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.3816:06.7 3:32:22.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.4016:15.6 3:32:31.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.4716:20.4 3:32:36.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.6416:21.1 3:32:37.1Pdiff
New York, New York 139.6516:21.2 3:32:37.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.6716:21.3 3:32:37.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.3319:16.6 3:35:32.6PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.4019:21.2 3:35:37.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2119:39.9 3:35:55.9PKPdf

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