Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 TIMOR REGION
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 00:50:45 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 30.17 6:07.1 0:56:52.1P
Brisbane, Australia 32.05 6:23.6 0:57:08.6P
Tokyo, Japan 47.04 8:28.2 0:59:13.2P
Beijing, China 49.74 8:49.0 0:59:34.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.18 9:14.8 0:59:59.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.14 9:21.8 1:00:06.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 81.8012:15.7 1:03:00.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 87.8212:45.9 1:03:30.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 95.9513:23.5 1:04:08.5P
Moscow, Russia 96.1313:24.3 1:04:09.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.6913:53.5 1:04:38.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 112.2714:36.0 1:05:21.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.5314:37.2 1:05:22.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.8714:38.7 1:05:23.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 113.7114:42.4 1:05:27.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 117.5214:59.3 1:05:44.3Pdiff
London, England 118.7715:04.9 1:05:49.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 122.6915:22.3 1:06:07.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 126.3515:38.5 1:06:23.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 126.7015:40.1 1:06:25.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 131.3416:00.7 1:06:45.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 132.7816:07.1 1:06:52.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 136.3716:23.0 1:07:08.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 136.7116:24.5 1:07:09.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 137.2016:26.7 1:07:11.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 140.0616:39.4 1:07:24.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 142.0816:48.3 1:07:33.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 142.8916:51.9 1:07:36.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 144.4116:58.7 1:07:43.7Pdiff
New York, New York 144.6916:59.9 1:07:44.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 144.7617:00.2 1:07:45.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 144.8117:00.5 1:07:45.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.4719:41.9 1:10:26.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 151.2619:44.8 1:10:29.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 166.1020:03.2 1:10:48.2PKPdf

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