Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 04:54:24 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 20.98 4:43.3 4:59:07.3P
Brisbane, Australia 28.85 5:58.5 5:00:22.5P
Tokyo, Japan 40.59 7:39.7 5:02:03.7P
Beijing, China 47.39 8:34.2 5:02:58.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.35 9:04.5 5:03:28.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.10 9:46.4 5:04:10.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.4711:20.8 5:05:44.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.4612:47.7 5:07:11.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.1813:32.6 5:07:56.6P
Moscow, Russia 97.5813:34.4 5:07:58.4P
Seattle, Washington 102.6313:56.8 5:08:20.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5414:00.8 5:08:24.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.4614:13.8 5:08:37.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.2514:17.3 5:08:41.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.4314:40.3 5:09:04.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4914:40.5 5:09:04.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.4014:57.9 5:09:21.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4714:58.2 5:09:22.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.5214:58.5 5:09:22.5Pdiff
London, England 120.0115:13.9 5:09:37.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.2515:23.9 5:09:47.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.8615:26.6 5:09:50.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.1115:41.0 5:10:05.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.3715:42.2 5:10:06.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.5315:47.3 5:10:11.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.8916:06.7 5:10:30.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.3916:08.9 5:10:32.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3916:22.2 5:10:46.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.8316:24.2 5:10:48.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.1516:25.6 5:10:49.6Pdiff
New York, New York 136.2116:25.9 5:10:49.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4016:26.7 5:10:50.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.0816:47.5 5:11:11.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.7317:03.7 5:11:27.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 155.9719:55.4 5:14:19.4PKPdf

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