Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.1 BANDA SEA
Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 00:04:15 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 27.83 5:04.8 0:09:19.8P
Brisbane, Australia 33.93 5:56.9 0:10:11.9P
Tokyo, Japan 44.06 7:18.4 0:11:33.4P
Beijing, China 46.71 7:38.7 0:11:53.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.11 8:11.2 0:12:26.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.25 8:47.5 0:13:02.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.4911:14.0 0:15:29.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 87.9911:50.7 0:16:05.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 93.1912:14.6 0:16:29.6P
Moscow, Russia 93.6612:16.7 0:16:31.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.7713:10.6 0:17:25.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.8513:28.7 0:17:43.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 109.8913:28.9 0:17:43.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.8913:33.3 0:17:48.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 111.7313:37.0 0:17:52.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 115.6913:54.6 0:18:09.6Pdiff
London, England 116.3113:57.4 0:18:12.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 120.8414:17.5 0:18:32.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 124.1314:32.1 0:18:47.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 124.7114:34.7 0:18:49.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.6814:52.3 0:19:07.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 130.5315:00.5 0:19:15.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 134.7715:19.3 0:19:34.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 135.1015:20.8 0:19:35.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 135.2215:21.3 0:19:36.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.1515:29.9 0:19:44.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 139.6415:40.9 0:19:55.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.8815:42.0 0:19:57.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.4615:49.0 0:20:04.0Pdiff
New York, New York 141.8215:50.6 0:20:05.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.9915:51.3 0:20:06.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 142.0015:51.4 0:20:06.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 149.2018:41.2 0:22:56.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 151.4518:44.8 0:22:59.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 163.8219:00.5 0:23:15.5PKPdf

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