Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 JAVA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 18:42:16 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 39.91 7:29.518:49:45.5P
Agana, Guam 43.28 7:57.018:50:13.0P
Beijing, China 47.54 8:30.818:50:46.8P
Brisbane, Australia 48.78 8:40.318:50:56.3P
Tokyo, Japan 52.80 9:10.618:51:26.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 69.3711:03.118:53:19.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 69.3911:03.218:53:19.2P
Moscow, Russia 83.8712:24.918:54:40.9P
Rome, Italy 97.3413:28.218:55:44.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.9913:31.118:55:47.1P
Bergen, Norway 101.3713:46.118:56:02.1Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.7013:52.018:56:08.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1714:03.018:56:19.0Pdiff
London, England 105.5814:04.818:56:20.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.1115:18.218:57:34.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.3615:37.018:57:53.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 130.9115:57.318:58:13.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 135.8116:19.018:58:35.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 136.8316:23.518:58:39.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.2816:25.518:58:41.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 138.8016:32.318:58:48.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.6216:44.818:59:00.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 142.0216:46.618:59:02.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.5816:49.118:59:05.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 144.6616:58.318:59:14.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 145.0619:31.019:01:47.0PKPbc
New York, New York 146.3519:35.019:01:51.0PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 147.0919:36.319:01:52.3PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 148.0319:37.919:01:53.9PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.2819:40.019:01:56.0PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.5319:42.019:01:58.0PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.3819:44.919:02:00.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.2919:55.719:02:11.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 160.8319:56.319:02:12.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 166.3120:01.819:02:17.8PKPdf

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