Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Friday, November 12, 2010 at 10:40:30 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 33.63 6:39.710:47:09.7P
Beijing, China 45.34 8:17.210:48:47.2P
Agana, Guam 47.40 8:33.410:49:03.4P
Tokyo, Japan 53.56 9:19.910:49:49.9P
Brisbane, Australia 56.15 9:38.810:50:08.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 63.0610:26.410:50:56.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 76.6411:50.010:52:20.0P
Moscow, Russia 77.3011:53.710:52:23.7P
Rome, Italy 90.0812:59.010:53:29.0P
Bergen, Norway 94.8913:21.210:53:51.2P
London, England 98.6513:38.110:54:08.1Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.2813:54.210:54:24.2Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 102.5013:55.210:54:25.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.4614:21.710:54:51.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.5015:24.010:55:54.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 128.1015:48.810:56:18.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 132.9416:10.310:56:40.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 135.2016:20.410:56:50.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 136.9316:28.010:56:58.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.2316:29.410:56:59.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 137.4716:30.410:57:00.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.6216:31.110:57:01.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.7016:40.310:57:10.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.0516:41.910:57:11.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.9916:50.510:57:20.5Pdiff
New York, New York 142.0916:50.910:57:20.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 142.9816:54.910:57:24.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 143.3416:56.510:57:26.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 144.2017:00.310:57:30.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 146.9119:40.211:00:10.2PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 151.7719:48.211:00:18.2PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 155.2419:53.311:00:23.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 157.4019:56.311:00:26.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.4519:58.911:00:28.9PKPdf
Lima, Peru 164.6720:04.511:00:34.5PKPdf

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