Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 BANDA SEA
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 21:33:41 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 25.81 5:01.521:38:42.5P
Brisbane, Australia 31.58 5:52.221:39:33.2P
Tokyo, Japan 43.32 7:29.721:41:10.7P
Beijing, China 47.39 8:01.321:41:42.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.48 8:46.521:42:27.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.04 8:50.621:42:31.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.6711:20.121:45:01.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.1012:27.021:46:08.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.7912:30.121:46:11.1P
Moscow, Russia 95.5112:47.121:46:28.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.4413:31.221:47:12.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.9113:42.221:47:23.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.3413:48.521:47:29.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.3613:57.521:47:38.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.1914:05.621:47:46.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.2614:05.921:47:46.9Pdiff
London, England 118.1614:27.721:48:08.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.3514:28.621:48:09.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.9614:44.621:48:25.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.3314:46.221:48:27.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.0715:07.321:48:48.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.4015:13.121:48:54.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.3515:30.721:49:11.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.4615:31.221:49:12.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.8415:32.821:49:13.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.0515:47.121:49:28.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.7115:54.521:49:35.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.0916:00.621:49:41.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.4616:06.721:49:47.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.5516:07.121:49:48.1Pdiff
New York, New York 140.6016:07.321:49:48.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.6716:07.621:49:48.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.8919:01.221:52:42.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.9419:04.621:52:45.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.7119:22.421:53:03.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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