Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 07:36:03 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 24.70 5:03.8 7:41:06.8P
Tokyo, Japan 38.40 7:03.1 7:43:06.1P
Brisbane, Australia 39.28 7:10.4 7:43:13.4P
Beijing, China 40.18 7:17.8 7:43:20.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.93 8:03.8 7:44:06.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.79 9:58.9 7:46:01.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.1911:44.2 7:47:47.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.9012:23.6 7:48:26.6P
Moscow, Russia 87.6712:27.3 7:48:30.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.1612:29.5 7:48:32.5P
Bergen, Norway 103.5813:39.3 7:49:42.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.6213:48.4 7:49:51.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.8113:49.2 7:49:52.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.6314:01.7 7:50:04.7Pdiff
London, England 110.3214:09.3 7:50:12.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.2514:17.8 7:50:20.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.9014:20.7 7:50:23.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.9714:43.2 7:50:46.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.3614:53.8 7:50:56.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.4814:58.8 7:51:01.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.7715:08.9 7:51:11.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.6215:21.6 7:51:24.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.4015:38.4 7:51:41.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.5315:43.4 7:51:46.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.5815:48.1 7:51:51.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.7015:53.0 7:51:56.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.9415:54.1 7:51:57.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.1915:59.6 7:52:02.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.7016:01.9 7:52:04.9Pdiff
New York, New York 136.3016:04.6 7:52:07.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.5716:05.8 7:52:08.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.7716:06.7 7:52:09.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4519:15.1 7:55:18.1PKPbc
Lima, Peru 156.1819:33.0 7:55:36.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.1519:36.8 7:55:39.8PKPdf

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