Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, November 03, 2010 at 12:09:45 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 20.95 4:42.812:14:27.8P
Brisbane, Australia 28.89 5:58.712:15:43.7P
Tokyo, Japan 40.55 7:39.112:17:24.1P
Beijing, China 47.34 8:33.612:18:18.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.39 9:04.612:18:49.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.06 9:45.912:19:30.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.4711:20.512:21:05.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.4312:47.312:22:32.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.1613:32.212:23:17.2P
Moscow, Russia 97.5313:33.912:23:18.9P
Seattle, Washington 102.6113:56.412:23:41.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5314:00.512:23:45.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.5014:13.712:23:58.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.2514:17.012:24:02.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.4214:40.012:24:25.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4414:40.112:24:25.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.3914:57.612:24:42.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4314:57.812:24:42.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.5114:58.112:24:43.1Pdiff
London, England 119.9615:13.512:24:58.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.2315:23.512:25:08.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.8415:26.312:25:11.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.1215:40.812:25:25.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.3715:41.912:25:26.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.5115:47.012:25:32.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.8716:06.312:25:51.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.3816:08.612:25:53.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3616:21.812:26:06.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.8116:23.812:26:08.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.1316:25.212:26:10.2Pdiff
New York, New York 136.1916:25.512:26:10.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.3816:26.312:26:11.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.0716:47.212:26:32.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.7617:03.612:26:48.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 155.9619:55.112:29:40.1PKPdf

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