Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Sunday, November 07, 2010 at 22:01:42 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 26.74 5:33.322:07:15.2P
Tokyo, Japan 39.93 7:27.422:09:09.4P
Brisbane, Australia 39.94 7:27.622:09:09.6P
Beijing, China 40.82 7:34.822:09:16.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.10 8:09.422:09:51.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 62.3810:15.722:11:57.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 81.2512:08.822:13:50.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.0212:28.222:14:10.2P
Moscow, Russia 87.3612:39.722:14:21.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.8412:51.322:14:33.3P
Bergen, Norway 103.5313:53.122:15:35.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.8913:59.122:15:41.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.6914:11.622:15:53.6Pdiff
London, England 110.0214:21.922:16:03.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.6214:24.622:16:06.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 111.4514:28.322:16:10.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.9214:43.722:16:25.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.9815:06.122:16:48.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.2715:16.322:16:58.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.4615:21.622:17:03.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.4415:30.422:17:12.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.5015:44.022:17:26.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.1916:00.422:17:42.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.9416:03.722:17:45.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 134.6116:11.122:17:53.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.1916:13.722:17:55.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 135.7616:16.222:17:58.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.9516:21.522:18:03.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.0516:21.922:18:03.9Pdiff
New York, New York 137.7416:25.022:18:07.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.0616:26.422:18:08.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.3216:27.622:18:09.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.3219:34.022:21:16.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.2619:49.222:21:31.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.7519:53.522:21:35.5PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver