Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.9 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 01:39:42 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 16.41 3:51.0 1:43:33.0Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.67 5:57.7 1:45:39.7P
Tokyo, Japan 37.49 7:14.4 1:46:56.4P
Beijing, China 46.56 8:28.5 1:48:10.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.66 9:00.0 1:48:42.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.4110:03.3 1:49:45.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.9410:47.0 1:50:29.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.7712:25.0 1:52:07.0P
Seattle, Washington 97.3413:34.0 1:53:16.0P
Moscow, Russia 98.0113:37.0 1:53:19.0P
San Francisco, California 98.0413:37.1 1:53:19.1P
Los Angeles, California 101.7113:53.5 1:53:35.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.0913:55.1 1:53:37.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.8914:16.4 1:53:58.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.5214:23.7 1:54:05.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.9714:34.6 1:54:16.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.0114:34.7 1:54:16.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.9114:38.7 1:54:20.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.1715:02.1 1:54:44.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.4315:03.2 1:54:45.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.8415:05.1 1:54:47.1Pdiff
London, England 119.9915:14.6 1:54:56.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.6215:17.4 1:54:59.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.8215:18.3 1:55:00.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.1915:24.4 1:55:06.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.0415:45.9 1:55:27.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.1315:46.3 1:55:28.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.7516:02.3 1:55:44.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.8716:02.9 1:55:44.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.1716:04.2 1:55:46.2Pdiff
New York, New York 131.3016:04.8 1:55:46.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.6716:06.5 1:55:48.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.5516:23.7 1:56:05.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.5616:50.3 1:56:32.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.4419:47.9 1:59:29.9PKPdf

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