Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 BANDA SEA
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 19:45:20 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 24.38 5:07.519:50:27.5P
Brisbane, Australia 29.77 5:55.719:51:15.8P
Tokyo, Japan 42.88 7:46.919:53:06.9P
Beijing, China 48.06 8:27.719:53:47.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.30 8:59.719:54:19.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.42 9:22.419:54:42.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.4311:31.419:56:51.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.6912:49.819:58:09.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.5813:03.119:58:23.1P
Moscow, Russia 97.0013:18.619:58:38.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1113:54.619:59:14.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.3213:60.019:59:20.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.4314:04.919:59:24.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.1814:21.619:59:41.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.5514:27.719:59:47.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.1414:39.119:59:59.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.3614:44.520:00:04.5Pdiff
London, England 119.6114:59.020:00:19.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.2115:01.620:00:21.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.4215:02.620:00:22.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.7515:26.220:00:46.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.6615:30.320:00:50.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.0515:45.320:01:05.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.3315:46.620:01:06.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.2415:50.620:01:10.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.0816:07.720:01:27.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.1116:12.320:01:32.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.3516:22.220:01:42.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.2916:26.420:01:46.4Pdiff
New York, New York 139.5216:27.420:01:47.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.5216:27.420:01:47.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.5516:27.520:01:47.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.9816:51.620:02:11.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 146.8519:27.420:04:47.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.8719:46.720:05:06.7PKPdf

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