Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 09:26:38 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 21.59 4:46.8 9:31:24.8P
Brisbane, Australia 31.81 6:21.3 9:32:59.3P
Tokyo, Japan 39.73 7:29.1 9:34:07.1P
Beijing, China 45.18 8:13.3 9:34:51.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.83 9:19.3 9:35:57.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.35 9:23.2 9:36:01.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.7411:30.7 9:38:08.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7212:45.2 9:39:23.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.1413:15.1 9:39:53.1P
Moscow, Russia 94.7113:17.6 9:39:55.6P
Seattle, Washington 103.6813:57.7 9:40:35.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.1414:04.2 9:40:42.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.1614:17.6 9:40:55.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.0314:21.4 9:40:59.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.9514:25.5 9:41:03.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.3214:40.5 9:41:18.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.1914:44.3 9:41:22.3Pdiff
London, England 117.2414:57.9 9:41:35.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.7315:00.1 9:41:38.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.1415:01.9 9:41:39.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9115:23.0 9:42:01.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.1615:28.6 9:42:06.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.3815:47.3 9:42:25.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.4915:47.8 9:42:25.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.6115:48.3 9:42:26.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.0616:03.7 9:42:41.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.4816:10.0 9:42:48.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.2616:17.9 9:42:55.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4216:23.0 9:43:01.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5116:23.4 9:43:01.4Pdiff
New York, New York 136.5516:23.6 9:43:01.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.5916:23.8 9:43:01.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.6816:50.8 9:43:28.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.0819:39.3 9:46:17.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.4919:53.6 9:46:31.6PKPdf

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