Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 05, 2011 at 19:53:59 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 24.47 5:14.919:59:13.9P
Tokyo, Japan 37.43 7:08.920:01:07.9P
Beijing, China 38.87 7:21.020:01:20.0P
Brisbane, Australia 40.54 7:34.920:01:33.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.74 8:08.920:02:07.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 63.0710:22.920:04:21.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.2112:00.620:05:59.6P
Moscow, Russia 86.3512:37.620:06:36.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.4212:37.920:06:36.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.3112:42.220:06:41.2P
Bergen, Norway 102.2313:50.220:07:49.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.3913:59.820:07:58.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.1714:03.220:08:02.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.2114:16.720:08:15.7Pdiff
London, England 109.0014:20.220:08:19.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.5514:36.020:08:35.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 113.5214:40.320:08:39.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.5814:58.320:08:57.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.7715:08.020:09:07.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.0115:13.520:09:12.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9115:22.020:09:21.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.9915:35.620:09:34.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.6615:51.920:09:50.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 130.4915:55.620:09:54.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.2416:03.420:10:02.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.8216:06.020:10:05.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.5616:09.320:10:08.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.4216:13.120:10:12.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.6316:14.020:10:13.0Pdiff
New York, New York 135.2816:16.920:10:15.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 135.5816:18.220:10:17.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.8216:19.320:10:18.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.8016:59.120:10:58.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 157.2419:52.120:13:51.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.2419:53.420:13:52.4PKPdf

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