Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, November 03, 2010 at 09:09:54 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 22.59 4:57.3 9:14:51.3P
Brisbane, Australia 33.59 6:36.7 9:16:30.7P
Tokyo, Japan 39.66 7:28.3 9:17:22.3P
Beijing, China 44.10 8:04.6 9:17:58.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.82 9:04.3 9:18:58.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.14 9:35.9 9:19:29.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.4911:40.6 9:21:34.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.2512:47.6 9:22:41.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.0313:05.2 9:22:59.2P
Moscow, Russia 93.0513:09.9 9:23:03.9P
Seattle, Washington 104.6814:01.9 9:23:55.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.4714:09.9 9:24:03.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5314:19.0 9:24:13.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.9214:20.7 9:24:14.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.4614:27.6 9:24:21.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.4214:31.8 9:24:25.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.6114:50.4 9:24:44.4Pdiff
London, England 115.6414:50.6 9:24:44.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.8815:05.0 9:24:59.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.4615:07.5 9:25:01.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.6315:26.1 9:25:20.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.2915:33.4 9:25:27.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.5815:52.5 9:25:46.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.9215:54.0 9:25:48.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.2515:55.4 9:25:49.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.4416:05.2 9:25:59.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.4516:14.1 9:26:08.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.4416:18.5 9:26:12.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.8316:24.7 9:26:18.7Pdiff
New York, New York 137.0216:25.5 9:26:19.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.0516:25.6 9:26:19.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.1216:25.9 9:26:19.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.9416:56.2 9:26:50.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 150.2019:42.6 9:29:36.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.6019:54.8 9:29:48.8PKPdf

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