Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 BANDA SEA
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 08:38:28 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 24.02 5:03.1 8:43:31.1P
Brisbane, Australia 30.02 5:56.9 8:44:24.9P
Tokyo, Japan 42.48 7:42.5 8:46:10.5P
Beijing, China 47.69 8:23.7 8:46:51.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.56 9:00.4 8:47:28.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.21 9:19.7 8:47:47.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.2211:28.9 8:49:56.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.3112:46.7 8:51:14.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.6513:02.0 8:51:30.0P
Moscow, Russia 96.7113:15.9 8:51:43.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.5013:55.0 8:52:23.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.9813:57.1 8:52:25.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.1414:02.3 8:52:30.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.9114:19.0 8:52:47.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.2214:24.8 8:52:52.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.9114:36.7 8:53:04.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.0814:42.0 8:53:10.0Pdiff
London, England 119.3114:56.3 8:53:24.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.9014:58.9 8:53:26.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.1314:59.9 8:53:27.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.3915:23.3 8:53:51.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.3515:27.5 8:53:55.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.8615:43.1 8:54:11.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.0915:44.1 8:54:12.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.9115:47.8 8:54:15.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.7016:04.6 8:54:32.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.7816:09.4 8:54:37.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.9616:19.1 8:54:47.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.9316:23.4 8:54:51.4Pdiff
New York, New York 139.1416:24.3 8:54:52.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.1516:24.3 8:54:52.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.1616:24.4 8:54:52.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.7016:49.0 8:55:17.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.0219:26.2 8:57:54.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.5819:44.9 8:58:12.9PKPdf

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