Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 SERAM, INDONESIA
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 23:50:57 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 22.24 4:54.023:55:51.0P
Brisbane, Australia 32.99 6:31.923:57:28.9P
Tokyo, Japan 39.68 7:28.923:58:25.9P
Beijing, China 44.46 8:07.923:59:04.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.49 9:09.7 0:00:06.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.54 9:32.0 0:00:29.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.9111:37.7 0:02:34.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.0812:47.2 0:03:44.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.7313:08.9 0:04:05.9P
Moscow, Russia 93.6113:12.9 0:04:09.9P
Seattle, Washington 104.3514:00.9 0:04:57.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.0314:08.4 0:05:05.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.6614:20.0 0:05:17.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.0114:21.6 0:05:18.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.9914:25.9 0:05:22.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.0614:35.1 0:05:32.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.1414:48.8 0:05:45.8Pdiff
London, England 116.1814:53.4 0:05:50.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.5115:03.7 0:06:00.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.0215:06.0 0:06:03.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.4015:25.5 0:06:22.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.9215:32.2 0:06:29.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.2715:51.5 0:06:48.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.4115:52.2 0:06:49.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.6715:53.3 0:06:50.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.3316:05.1 0:07:02.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.1416:13.1 0:07:10.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3916:18.7 0:07:15.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.7416:24.7 0:07:21.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.8516:25.2 0:07:22.2Pdiff
New York, New York 136.8816:25.3 0:07:22.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.9616:25.7 0:07:22.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.5316:54.8 0:07:51.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.4919:41.9 0:10:38.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.2519:54.8 0:10:51.8PKPdf

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