Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 BANDA SEA
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at 11:23:26 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 26.87 5:03.511:28:29.5P
Brisbane, Australia 32.21 5:49.911:29:15.9P
Tokyo, Japan 43.97 7:26.311:30:52.3P
Beijing, China 47.49 7:53.411:31:19.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.81 8:32.711:31:58.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.61 8:45.511:32:11.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.9211:16.611:34:42.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.8812:10.711:35:36.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.6812:23.611:35:49.6P
Moscow, Russia 95.1212:34.611:36:00.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1813:19.311:36:45.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.9813:36.211:37:02.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.5213:43.111:37:09.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.1313:45.811:37:11.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.6113:52.311:37:18.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.3914:00.211:37:26.2Pdiff
London, England 117.7814:15.311:37:41.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.5514:23.211:37:49.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 123.0914:38.911:38:04.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.5114:40.711:38:06.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.0415:00.911:38:26.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.5215:07.411:38:33.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.6115:25.611:38:51.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.6915:25.911:38:51.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.9015:26.911:38:52.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.8615:40.011:39:06.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.7815:48.511:39:14.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.8015:53.111:39:19.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.2415:59.411:39:25.4Pdiff
New York, New York 141.4516:00.411:39:26.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.4816:00.511:39:26.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.5616:00.811:39:26.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 148.0618:51.711:42:17.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 149.6918:54.411:42:20.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.8519:12.011:42:38.0PKPdf

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