Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 BANDA SEA
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 19:23:44 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 24.09 5:01.619:28:45.6P
Brisbane, Australia 30.07 5:55.019:29:39.0P
Tokyo, Japan 42.52 7:40.419:31:24.4P
Beijing, China 47.68 8:21.119:32:05.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.61 8:58.219:32:42.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.15 9:16.719:33:00.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.3111:26.719:35:10.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.3712:44.119:36:28.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.5512:58.719:36:42.7P
Moscow, Russia 96.6713:12.919:36:56.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.4913:52.119:37:36.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.0613:54.619:37:38.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.2313:59.819:37:43.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.0014:16.519:38:00.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1914:21.819:38:05.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8514:33.619:38:17.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.1814:39.519:38:23.5Pdiff
London, England 119.2714:53.219:38:37.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.9814:56.419:38:40.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.2214:57.519:38:41.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.4615:20.719:39:04.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.4315:25.019:39:09.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9615:40.719:39:24.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.1915:41.719:39:25.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.9915:45.319:39:29.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.7616:02.019:39:46.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8716:06.919:39:50.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.0116:16.419:40:00.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.0016:20.819:40:04.8Pdiff
New York, New York 139.2116:21.719:40:05.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.2216:21.819:40:05.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.2216:21.819:40:05.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.7916:46.519:40:30.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.0919:23.319:43:07.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.6719:41.919:43:25.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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