Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 04:48:44 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 41.30 7:42.6 4:56:26.6P
Agana, Guam 43.43 7:60.0 4:56:44.0P
Brisbane, Australia 47.66 8:33.4 4:57:17.4P
Beijing, China 48.72 8:41.6 4:57:25.6P
Tokyo, Japan 53.58 9:18.1 4:58:02.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 68.1210:57.1 4:59:41.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 69.9611:08.5 4:59:52.5P
Moscow, Russia 85.2512:33.8 5:01:17.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.9413:32.8 5:02:16.8P
Rome, Italy 98.6013:35.7 5:02:19.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 102.7513:54.2 5:02:38.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 103.5813:57.8 5:02:41.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.9213:59.4 5:02:43.4Pdiff
London, England 106.9214:12.7 5:02:56.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.8215:23.3 5:04:07.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.8215:41.0 5:04:25.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.3116:01.0 5:04:45.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.2616:22.9 5:05:06.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.5516:28.7 5:05:12.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 138.3316:32.1 5:05:16.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.3816:36.8 5:05:20.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.8816:52.3 5:05:36.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.3616:54.4 5:05:38.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 143.3916:54.6 5:05:38.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.9819:35.8 5:08:19.8PKPbc
St. Louis, Missouri 146.0319:36.0 5:08:20.0PKPbc
New York, New York 147.6419:39.2 5:08:23.2PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.3619:40.5 5:08:24.4PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.2719:42.0 5:08:26.0PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 150.3319:43.7 5:08:27.7PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.9819:44.7 5:08:28.7PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.5119:47.1 5:08:31.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 159.4619:56.7 5:08:40.7PKPdf
Miami, Florida 161.3419:58.9 5:08:42.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.6920:04.9 5:08:48.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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