Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 JAVA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 at 07:03:31 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 40.78 7:33.6 7:11:04.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.34 7:54.4 7:11:25.4P
Brisbane, Australia 44.61 8:04.6 7:11:35.6P
Beijing, China 48.62 8:35.9 7:12:06.9P
Tokyo, Japan 52.14 9:02.5 7:12:33.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.3810:34.4 7:14:05.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 73.2811:23.2 7:14:54.2P
Moscow, Russia 87.3412:38.5 7:16:09.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 94.9713:13.9 7:16:44.9P
Rome, Italy 101.3413:42.4 7:17:13.4Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.2913:46.6 7:17:17.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.7113:52.9 7:17:23.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 104.7313:57.4 7:17:28.4Pdiff
London, England 109.2914:17.6 7:17:48.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 121.0815:10.0 7:18:41.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 124.5615:25.4 7:18:56.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 128.9315:44.8 7:19:15.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 133.9516:07.1 7:19:38.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.7816:15.2 7:19:46.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 137.2916:21.9 7:19:52.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.4816:22.8 7:19:53.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.8216:42.0 7:20:13.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.9816:47.2 7:20:18.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.9316:51.4 7:20:22.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9016:55.7 7:20:26.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 146.3919:31.3 7:23:02.3PKPdf
New York, New York 147.8119:33.7 7:23:04.7PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.4319:34.7 7:23:05.7PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 148.6219:35.1 7:23:06.1PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.1619:36.0 7:23:07.0PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.4119:36.4 7:23:07.4PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 149.6719:36.8 7:23:07.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.2419:49.4 7:23:20.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.3219:51.9 7:23:22.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 169.5220:00.3 7:23:31.3PKPdf

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