Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.7 NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 18:11:13 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 19.02 4:16.718:15:29.7P
Tokyo, Japan 33.44 6:32.718:17:45.7P
Beijing, China 37.42 7:06.818:18:19.8P
Brisbane, Australia 39.35 7:23.018:18:36.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.14 8:25.818:19:38.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.8310:12.418:21:25.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.7711:27.518:22:40.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.7912:17.318:23:30.3P
Moscow, Russia 87.0712:38.718:23:51.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.3512:58.818:24:11.8P
Seattle, Washington 100.1513:38.618:24:51.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 102.1513:47.418:25:00.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.8913:50.718:25:03.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 106.1214:05.118:25:18.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.1714:09.818:25:22.8Pdiff
London, England 109.5314:20.218:25:33.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.2314:32.218:25:45.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6614:43.018:25:56.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 115.6514:47.418:26:00.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.7414:47.818:26:00.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.3714:59.518:26:12.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.9515:10.918:26:23.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.8315:28.118:26:41.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 126.5615:35.818:26:48.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.8615:37.118:26:50.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.1015:42.618:26:55.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 129.2715:47.918:27:00.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.6415:49.518:27:02.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 130.8515:54.918:27:07.9Pdiff
New York, New York 131.2615:56.718:27:09.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.4615:57.518:27:10.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.5515:57.918:27:10.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.7716:34.518:27:47.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.7519:44.718:30:57.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 153.8019:44.818:30:57.8PKPdf

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