Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Friday, October 29, 2010 at 06:19:21 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 19.41 4:19.9 6:23:40.9P
Tokyo, Japan 34.39 6:39.5 6:26:00.5P
Brisbane, Australia 38.38 7:13.5 6:26:34.5P
Beijing, China 38.49 7:14.4 6:26:35.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.91 8:30.3 6:27:51.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 60.8810:04.4 6:29:25.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.9611:27.0 6:30:48.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.6112:19.8 6:31:40.8P
Moscow, Russia 88.0512:41.7 6:32:02.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.5312:57.9 6:32:18.9P
Seattle, Washington 100.8313:39.8 6:33:00.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 103.1813:50.3 6:33:11.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.4113:51.3 6:33:12.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 107.0114:07.3 6:33:28.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.6514:10.1 6:33:31.1Pdiff
London, England 110.5314:22.9 6:33:43.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.7314:32.7 6:33:53.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 114.5814:40.9 6:34:01.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.3014:44.1 6:34:05.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.3014:48.5 6:34:09.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.1715:01.3 6:34:22.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.6115:12.1 6:34:33.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.5515:29.6 6:34:50.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.3215:37.4 6:34:58.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.4715:38.1 6:34:59.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.4115:42.3 6:35:03.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.2315:50.4 6:35:11.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.3815:51.0 6:35:12.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.7815:57.2 6:35:18.2Pdiff
New York, New York 132.1515:58.9 6:35:19.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 132.3315:59.7 6:35:20.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.4015:60.0 6:35:21.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 140.4216:35.6 6:35:56.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 153.2419:42.2 6:39:03.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.5319:44.1 6:39:05.1PKPdf

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