Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 BANDA SEA
Friday, November 12, 2010 at 02:14:44 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 24.68 5:06.8 2:19:50.8P
Brisbane, Australia 30.17 5:55.8 2:20:39.8P
Tokyo, Japan 42.96 7:43.8 2:22:27.8P
Beijing, China 47.89 8:22.6 2:23:06.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.69 8:58.7 2:23:42.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.98 9:15.3 2:23:59.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.9311:30.0 2:26:14.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.9212:46.5 2:27:30.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.0212:56.2 2:27:40.2P
Moscow, Russia 96.6613:12.7 2:27:56.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1913:50.6 2:28:34.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.6713:57.1 2:28:41.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.8514:02.4 2:28:46.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.6314:19.2 2:29:03.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.2814:22.1 2:29:06.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7114:32.9 2:29:16.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.8014:42.1 2:29:26.1Pdiff
London, England 119.2814:53.1 2:29:37.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6014:59.0 2:29:43.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.8415:00.1 2:29:44.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.0415:23.2 2:30:07.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0515:27.6 2:30:11.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5615:43.2 2:30:27.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.8115:44.3 2:30:28.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.6015:47.8 2:30:31.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.3016:04.2 2:30:48.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.4716:09.5 2:30:53.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.5216:18.5 2:31:02.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.5816:23.2 2:31:07.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.7516:24.0 2:31:08.0Pdiff
New York, New York 139.7616:24.1 2:31:08.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.7816:24.1 2:31:08.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4119:19.2 2:34:03.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.3319:23.6 2:34:07.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2919:42.5 2:34:26.5PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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