Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 MOLUCCA SEA
Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 03:34:02 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 21.74 4:51.0 3:38:53.0P
Tokyo, Japan 36.23 7:02.3 3:41:04.3P
Brisbane, Australia 38.53 7:21.8 3:41:23.8P
Beijing, China 39.33 7:28.5 3:41:30.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.15 8:31.7 3:42:33.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.0810:13.4 3:44:15.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.2311:48.0 3:45:50.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.6912:38.4 3:46:40.4P
Moscow, Russia 88.0612:49.9 3:46:51.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.5812:57.0 3:46:59.0P
Seattle, Washington 103.0713:58.0 3:48:00.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 103.5414:00.1 3:48:02.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.7314:09.8 3:48:11.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 106.5814:13.6 3:48:15.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.9814:28.7 3:48:30.7Pdiff
London, England 110.6314:31.6 3:48:33.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 113.4214:44.0 3:48:46.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.0514:51.2 3:48:53.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.5715:02.4 3:49:04.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.6115:07.0 3:49:09.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 121.2915:18.9 3:49:20.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.8715:30.3 3:49:32.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.7615:47.6 3:49:49.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.3815:54.8 3:49:56.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.6515:56.0 3:49:58.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.7216:00.8 3:50:02.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.0116:06.5 3:50:08.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.5716:09.0 3:50:11.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.6416:13.7 3:50:15.7Pdiff
New York, New York 134.1016:15.8 3:50:17.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.3216:16.7 3:50:18.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 134.4316:17.2 3:50:19.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.6916:53.9 3:50:55.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 154.4819:52.6 3:53:54.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.6719:55.6 3:53:57.6PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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