Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 JAVA, INDONESIA
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 17:45:24 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 41.58 7:43.017:53:07.0P
Agana, Guam 42.69 7:52.017:53:16.0P
Brisbane, Australia 47.05 8:26.717:53:50.7P
Beijing, China 48.46 8:37.617:54:01.6P
Tokyo, Japan 53.04 9:12.217:54:36.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 67.6210:51.917:56:15.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 70.7411:11.217:56:35.2P
Moscow, Russia 85.5612:33.117:57:57.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.1613:27.217:58:51.2P
Rome, Italy 99.1013:35.817:58:59.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 103.0313:53.217:59:17.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 103.0813:53.517:59:17.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.0913:57.917:59:21.9Pdiff
London, England 107.3114:12.217:59:36.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.2415:18.518:00:42.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.1515:35.918:00:59.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 130.6215:55.718:01:19.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 135.5916:17.718:01:41.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 136.9716:23.918:01:47.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9416:28.218:01:52.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 138.7416:31.718:01:55.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.7116:49.418:02:13.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.8516:50.018:02:14.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.2916:52.018:02:16.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 145.5919:32.418:04:56.4PKPbc
Boston, Massachusetts 145.8819:33.318:04:57.3PKPbc
New York, New York 147.4919:36.718:05:00.7PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.1819:37.918:05:01.9PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.0619:39.318:05:03.3PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.9319:40.818:05:04.8PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.3019:41.418:05:05.4PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 151.7519:43.718:05:07.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 159.4319:54.418:05:18.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.9419:56.218:05:20.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.9920:02.818:05:26.8PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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