Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 10:27:19 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 41.22 7:41.210:35:00.2P
Agana, Guam 43.33 7:58.310:35:17.3P
Brisbane, Australia 47.68 8:32.810:35:51.8P
Beijing, China 48.59 8:39.810:35:58.8P
Tokyo, Japan 53.45 9:16.310:36:35.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 68.1610:56.510:38:15.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 70.0111:08.010:38:27.0P
Moscow, Russia 85.1712:32.510:39:51.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.8513:31.510:40:50.5P
Rome, Italy 98.5613:34.710:40:53.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 102.6813:53.010:41:12.0Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 103.4513:56.410:41:15.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.0413:59.010:41:18.0Pdiff
London, England 106.8614:11.510:41:30.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.6915:21.810:42:40.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.7015:39.610:42:58.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.2015:59.610:43:18.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.1516:21.510:43:40.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.4316:27.210:43:46.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 138.2016:30.610:43:49.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.2616:35.310:43:54.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.7616:50.910:44:09.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.2416:53.010:44:12.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 143.2616:53.110:44:12.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.8619:34.610:46:53.6PKPbc
St. Louis, Missouri 145.9019:34.710:46:53.7PKPbc
New York, New York 147.5219:38.110:46:57.1PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.2419:39.310:46:58.3PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.1519:40.810:46:59.8PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 150.2019:42.610:47:01.6PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.8719:43.610:47:02.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.4119:46.110:47:05.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 159.5719:55.910:47:14.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 161.2119:57.810:47:16.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.6120:03.910:47:22.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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