Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 JAVA, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 04, 2010 at 16:55:50 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 41.68 7:40.017:03:30.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.42 7:46.117:03:36.1P
Brisbane, Australia 45.83 8:13.317:04:03.3P
Beijing, China 48.48 8:33.917:04:23.9P
Tokyo, Japan 52.53 9:04.417:04:54.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.5110:40.717:06:30.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 72.0311:14.817:07:04.8P
Moscow, Russia 86.4212:33.017:08:23.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 96.0313:17.617:09:07.6P
Rome, Italy 100.2113:36.217:09:26.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.6413:47.017:09:37.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 103.8513:52.417:09:42.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.9513:52.817:09:42.8Pdiff
London, England 108.2814:12.017:10:02.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 121.6215:11.317:11:01.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 125.3115:27.717:11:17.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 129.7415:47.317:11:37.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 134.7316:09.517:11:59.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 136.3416:16.617:12:06.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.6816:22.517:12:12.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 137.9816:23.917:12:13.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.3016:43.117:12:33.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.8116:45.317:12:35.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.5816:48.817:12:38.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 145.2219:26.617:15:16.6PKPbc
Boston, Massachusetts 146.1119:29.417:15:19.4PKPbc
New York, New York 147.6219:32.217:15:22.2PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.2819:33.317:15:23.3PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.0819:34.717:15:24.7PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 149.4319:35.217:15:25.2PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6519:35.617:15:25.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 150.6819:37.317:15:27.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.9019:49.017:15:39.0PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.6219:51.117:15:41.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 168.7719:58.617:15:48.6PKPdf

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