Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.1 BANDA SEA
Sunday, May 06, 2012 at 23:03:56 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 24.68 5:07.523:09:03.5P
Brisbane, Australia 30.03 5:55.223:09:51.2P
Tokyo, Japan 43.03 7:45.123:11:41.1P
Beijing, China 48.01 8:24.223:12:20.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.55 8:58.423:12:54.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.12 9:17.123:13:13.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.8611:30.423:15:26.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.9512:47.423:16:43.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.1312:57.523:16:53.5P
Moscow, Russia 96.8013:14.123:17:10.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1013:51.023:17:47.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.6613:57.923:17:53.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.8214:03.123:17:59.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.5914:19.823:18:15.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4114:23.423:18:19.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8514:34.323:18:30.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.7614:42.723:18:38.8Pdiff
London, England 119.4214:54.523:18:50.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.5814:59.723:18:55.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.8115:00.723:18:56.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.0515:24.023:19:20.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0315:28.323:19:24.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.4915:43.723:19:39.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7615:44.923:19:40.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.5915:48.623:19:44.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.3316:05.223:20:01.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.4616:10.223:20:06.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.5616:19.523:20:15.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.5916:24.123:20:20.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.7916:25.023:20:21.0Pdiff
New York, New York 139.7916:25.023:20:21.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.8016:25.023:20:21.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.3819:20.023:23:16.0PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.1919:24.223:23:20.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2619:43.323:23:39.3PKPdf

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