Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 KEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 16:49:15 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 23.93 5:07.316:54:22.3P
Brisbane, Australia 29.34 5:56.016:55:11.0P
Tokyo, Japan 42.70 7:49.716:57:04.7P
Beijing, China 48.18 8:33.016:57:48.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.89 9:01.116:58:16.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.92 9:30.516:58:45.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.7711:32.417:00:47.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.3012:53.017:02:08.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.2713:11.217:02:26.2P
Moscow, Russia 97.3513:25.217:02:40.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1013:59.617:03:14.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.8014:02.717:03:17.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.8414:07.317:03:22.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.5714:23.917:03:38.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.8014:33.717:03:48.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.6014:46.217:04:01.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.7514:46.817:04:01.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.6515:04.217:04:19.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.8215:04.917:04:19.9Pdiff
London, England 119.9415:05.417:04:20.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.3015:29.217:04:44.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.1115:32.817:04:47.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.3815:47.317:05:02.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.6915:48.717:05:03.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.7215:53.317:05:08.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.7116:11.017:05:26.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.5916:14.917:05:29.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.0516:25.817:05:40.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.8616:29.417:05:44.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.1116:30.517:05:45.5Pdiff
New York, New York 139.1316:30.617:05:45.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.2016:30.917:05:45.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.3916:53.917:06:08.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 146.3119:31.617:08:46.6PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.2819:51.217:09:06.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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