Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 22:55:42 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 25.19 5:12.623:00:54.6P
Brisbane, Australia 30.09 5:56.223:01:38.2P
Tokyo, Japan 43.43 7:48.923:03:30.9P
Beijing, China 48.22 8:26.523:04:08.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.59 8:59.323:04:41.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.02 9:16.923:04:58.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.3811:34.023:07:16.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.4412:50.423:08:32.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.7012:56.223:08:38.2P
Moscow, Russia 96.8313:15.023:08:57.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.8113:50.423:09:32.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.1814:00.923:09:42.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.3514:06.123:09:48.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.1214:22.823:10:04.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.5214:24.623:10:06.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7714:34.623:10:16.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.2914:45.823:10:27.8Pdiff
London, England 119.4614:55.423:10:37.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.1115:02.723:10:44.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.3415:03.823:10:45.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.5615:27.023:11:09.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.5615:31.423:11:13.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.0015:46.623:11:28.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.2815:47.923:11:29.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.1115:51.623:11:33.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.8016:08.023:11:50.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.9916:13.223:11:55.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.0216:22.223:12:04.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.0916:27.023:12:09.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.2616:27.823:12:09.8Pdiff
New York, New York 140.2816:27.823:12:09.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.3016:27.923:12:09.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.9119:22.323:15:04.3PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.3419:25.223:15:07.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.7919:44.723:15:26.7PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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