Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 08:50:30 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 18.07 4:07.9 8:54:37.9Pn
Brisbane, Australia 33.17 6:32.5 8:57:02.5P
Tokyo, Japan 36.40 7:00.3 8:57:30.3P
Beijing, China 42.81 7:53.6 8:58:23.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.47 9:15.9 8:59:45.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.58 9:31.3 9:00:01.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 70.8611:12.6 9:01:42.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.1612:26.8 9:02:56.8P
Moscow, Russia 93.2313:10.0 9:03:40.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.0613:22.9 9:03:52.9P
Seattle, Washington 100.1713:41.2 9:04:11.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.8113:48.5 9:04:18.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.7714:06.1 9:04:36.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 107.9614:15.8 9:04:45.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.9214:29.0 9:04:59.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 110.9914:29.2 9:04:59.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.4614:35.8 9:05:05.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.2914:43.9 9:05:13.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.8014:46.2 9:05:16.2Pdiff
London, England 115.5814:49.6 9:05:19.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.3615:06.4 9:05:36.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.7215:12.4 9:05:42.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.1015:31.9 9:06:01.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.2315:32.5 9:06:02.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.6115:34.1 9:06:04.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.5215:47.1 9:06:17.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.9815:53.5 9:06:23.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.7616:01.5 9:06:31.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.8616:06.3 9:06:36.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.9816:06.8 9:06:36.8Pdiff
New York, New York 133.0016:06.9 9:06:36.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.0316:07.1 9:06:37.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.3116:35.0 9:07:05.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.8019:37.9 9:10:07.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.0419:47.9 9:10:17.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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