Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 20:09:19 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 21.65 4:47.420:14:11.4P
Brisbane, Australia 31.85 6:21.720:15:45.7P
Tokyo, Japan 39.75 7:29.320:16:53.3P
Beijing, China 45.17 8:13.320:17:37.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.78 9:19.020:18:43.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.39 9:23.520:18:47.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.8111:31.120:20:55.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7612:45.420:22:09.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.0713:14.820:22:38.8P
Moscow, Russia 94.6813:17.520:22:41.5P
Seattle, Washington 103.7313:57.920:23:21.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.2014:04.520:23:28.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.1614:17.620:23:41.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.0914:21.720:23:45.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.9314:25.420:23:49.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.2814:40.320:24:04.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.2514:44.620:24:08.6Pdiff
London, England 117.2114:57.720:24:21.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.7915:00.320:24:24.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.2015:02.120:24:26.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9615:23.320:24:47.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.2215:28.920:24:52.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.4515:47.620:25:11.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.5615:48.120:25:12.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.6615:48.620:25:12.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.1016:03.920:25:27.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.5416:10.220:25:34.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3016:18.020:25:42.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4616:23.220:25:47.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5516:23.620:25:47.6Pdiff
New York, New York 136.5916:23.820:25:47.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6316:24.020:25:48.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.7416:51.120:26:15.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.1419:39.520:29:03.5PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.5419:53.720:29:17.7PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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