Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 20:04:24 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 21.62 4:47.020:09:15.0P
Brisbane, Australia 31.63 6:19.720:10:47.7P
Tokyo, Japan 39.83 7:29.820:11:57.8P
Beijing, China 45.33 8:14.520:12:42.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.00 9:20.520:13:48.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.18 9:21.820:13:49.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.6911:30.220:15:58.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7712:45.320:17:13.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.2613:15.520:17:43.5P
Moscow, Russia 94.8813:18.320:17:46.3P
Seattle, Washington 103.6913:57.620:18:25.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.1314:04.020:18:32.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.0214:16.820:18:44.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.0014:21.220:18:49.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.1214:26.120:18:54.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.5014:41.120:19:09.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.1714:44.120:19:12.1Pdiff
London, England 117.4114:58.520:19:26.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.7314:59.920:19:27.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.1215:01.720:19:29.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9515:23.120:19:51.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.1715:28.520:19:56.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.3415:47.020:20:15.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.4315:47.420:20:15.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.6315:48.320:20:16.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.1316:03.820:20:31.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.5016:09.920:20:37.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3416:18.120:20:46.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4616:23.120:20:51.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5816:23.620:20:51.6Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6116:23.720:20:51.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6416:23.920:20:51.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.6716:50.620:21:18.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.9119:38.920:24:06.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.4819:53.420:24:21.4PKPdf

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