Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 KEPULAUAN ARU REGION, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 06, 2010 at 05:09:17 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 21.46 4:45.3 5:14:02.3P
Brisbane, Australia 28.44 5:51.4 5:15:08.4P
Tokyo, Japan 41.13 7:40.5 5:16:57.5P
Beijing, China 47.88 8:34.4 5:17:51.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.95 8:57.9 5:18:14.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.39 9:44.8 5:19:01.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.7311:18.5 5:20:35.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.9512:46.2 5:22:03.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.1313:28.4 5:22:45.4P
Moscow, Russia 98.0013:32.3 5:22:49.3P
Seattle, Washington 103.0513:54.7 5:23:11.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.9013:58.5 5:23:15.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.9314:07.5 5:23:24.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.5914:14.9 5:23:31.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.7614:37.8 5:23:54.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.9614:38.7 5:23:55.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.7914:55.7 5:24:12.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.8214:55.9 5:24:12.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.8714:56.1 5:24:13.1Pdiff
London, England 120.4415:11.9 5:24:28.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.7115:22.0 5:24:39.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.2515:24.4 5:24:41.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.3315:38.1 5:24:55.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.6615:39.5 5:24:56.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.9415:45.2 5:25:02.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.3816:04.9 5:25:21.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.8016:06.8 5:25:23.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.9016:20.5 5:25:37.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.2916:22.3 5:25:39.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6216:23.7 5:25:40.7Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6916:24.1 5:25:41.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.9016:25.0 5:25:42.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.4216:45.1 5:26:02.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.5016:58.7 5:26:15.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.3119:51.8 5:29:08.8PKPdf

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