Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 21:59:53 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 39.12 7:27.522:07:20.5P
Agana, Guam 43.90 8:06.722:07:59.7P
Beijing, China 47.32 8:33.722:08:26.7P
Brisbane, Australia 49.76 8:52.622:08:45.6P
Tokyo, Japan 52.98 9:16.822:09:09.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 68.4811:02.522:10:55.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 70.3211:13.922:11:06.9P
Moscow, Russia 83.0512:25.822:12:18.8P
Rome, Italy 96.4013:29.122:13:22.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 98.6913:39.422:13:32.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 100.5713:47.722:13:40.7Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.7813:57.522:13:50.5Pdiff
London, England 104.7014:06.122:13:59.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.5114:09.722:14:02.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.3215:24.322:15:17.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.7415:43.922:15:36.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.3416:04.322:15:57.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.2116:25.922:16:18.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.0316:29.522:16:22.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.1816:30.222:16:23.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.1016:38.822:16:31.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.2416:48.222:16:41.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 141.5216:49.522:16:42.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.7016:54.722:16:47.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 144.1917:01.322:16:54.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 145.0319:36.122:19:29.1PKPbc
New York, New York 145.9419:39.022:19:32.0PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 146.7119:40.922:19:33.9PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 147.6919:42.622:19:35.6PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.1619:45.122:19:38.1PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.9119:47.922:19:40.9PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.9619:51.122:19:44.1PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.1520:00.922:19:53.9PKPdf
Lima, Peru 161.3720:02.322:19:55.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 165.4820:06.422:19:59.4PKPdf

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