Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 SERAM, INDONESIA
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 22:12:28 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 22.24 4:54.122:17:22.1P
Brisbane, Australia 33.58 6:37.222:19:05.2P
Tokyo, Japan 39.38 7:26.622:19:54.5P
Beijing, China 43.96 8:04.022:20:32.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.89 9:05.422:21:33.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.14 9:36.422:22:04.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.1611:39.322:24:07.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.9312:46.622:25:14.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.3113:07.022:25:35.0P
Moscow, Russia 93.0313:10.422:25:38.4P
Seattle, Washington 104.3314:01.022:26:29.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.1314:09.022:26:37.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4614:19.322:26:47.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 109.1114:22.222:26:50.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.1114:26.622:26:54.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.4614:32.622:27:00.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.2614:49.522:27:17.5Pdiff
London, England 115.6014:51.022:27:19.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.5415:04.022:27:32.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.1115:06.622:27:34.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.3015:25.222:27:53.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.9415:32.522:28:00.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.2415:51.622:28:19.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.5815:53.022:28:21.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9115:54.522:28:22.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.1316:04.422:28:32.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.1116:13.222:28:41.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.1516:17.822:28:45.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5316:23.922:28:51.9Pdiff
New York, New York 136.7116:24.722:28:52.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.7316:24.822:28:52.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.8116:25.122:28:53.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.5916:55.322:29:23.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 150.0819:43.122:32:11.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.2519:55.022:32:23.0PKPdf

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