Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SAVU SEA
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 at 02:41:52 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 31.58 6:14.9 2:48:06.9P
Brisbane, Australia 33.79 6:34.2 2:48:26.2P
Tokyo, Japan 47.64 8:28.0 2:50:20.0P
Beijing, China 49.41 8:41.5 2:50:33.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.65 8:58.4 2:50:50.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.71 9:28.1 2:51:20.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 83.7512:20.3 2:54:12.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.6812:29.9 2:54:21.9P
Moscow, Russia 94.8713:13.0 2:55:05.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 96.9413:22.3 2:55:14.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.8713:48.6 2:55:40.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.2214:25.7 2:56:17.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.4714:26.8 2:56:18.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 113.6614:36.6 2:56:28.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 115.3814:44.2 2:56:36.2Pdiff
London, England 117.4614:53.4 2:56:45.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 119.2715:01.5 2:56:53.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 124.4315:24.4 2:57:16.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 127.8715:39.6 2:57:31.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 128.3715:41.8 2:57:33.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 132.4515:59.9 2:57:51.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 134.2816:08.1 2:58:00.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 138.3916:26.3 2:58:18.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 138.5516:27.0 2:58:19.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 138.5716:27.1 2:58:19.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 140.7916:37.0 2:58:29.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.3816:48.5 2:58:40.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 143.4216:48.6 2:58:40.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.0619:26.7 3:01:18.7PKPbc
New York, New York 145.5019:28.1 3:01:20.1PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 145.6919:28.7 3:01:20.7PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 145.7419:28.9 3:01:20.9PKPbc
Lima, Peru 151.0119:38.4 3:01:30.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 152.9019:41.4 3:01:33.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.5919:58.4 3:01:50.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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