Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 BANDA SEA
Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 03:31:24 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 4:57.3 3:36:21.3P
Brisbane, Australia 31.47 5:59.3 3:37:23.3P
Tokyo, Japan 42.23 7:29.6 3:38:53.6P
Beijing, China 46.76 8:05.4 3:39:29.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.69 8:57.2 3:40:21.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.99 8:59.4 3:40:23.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.3611:22.9 3:42:46.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.5212:34.8 3:43:58.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.1612:42.3 3:44:06.3P
Moscow, Russia 95.3812:57.0 3:44:21.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.2213:45.2 3:45:09.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.5613:46.7 3:45:10.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.9813:53.0 3:45:17.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.0414:06.6 3:45:30.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.8314:10.1 3:45:34.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.4214:17.2 3:45:41.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.0014:33.1 3:45:57.1Pdiff
London, England 118.0114:37.5 3:46:01.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6014:49.1 3:46:13.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.9714:50.7 3:46:14.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.7715:12.0 3:46:36.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0415:17.6 3:46:41.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.0715:35.5 3:46:59.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.1215:35.8 3:46:59.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.4915:37.4 3:47:01.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.8215:52.2 3:47:16.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.3715:59.0 3:47:23.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.9316:06.0 3:47:30.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.2516:11.8 3:47:35.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.2616:11.9 3:47:35.9Pdiff
New York, New York 139.3416:12.3 3:47:36.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.4016:12.5 3:47:36.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.5319:09.4 3:50:33.4PKPbc
Lima, Peru 148.5919:15.2 3:50:39.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.3519:32.1 3:50:56.1PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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