Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, January 04, 2011 at 02:36:30 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 16.49 3:48.7 2:40:18.7Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.80 5:45.9 2:42:15.9P
Tokyo, Japan 37.92 7:14.0 2:43:44.0P
Beijing, China 47.41 8:30.9 2:45:00.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.69 8:48.5 2:45:18.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 60.5510:06.9 2:46:36.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.1410:37.5 2:47:07.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6612:20.0 2:48:50.0P
Seattle, Washington 96.9413:27.8 2:49:57.8P
San Francisco, California 97.4513:30.1 2:50:00.1P
Moscow, Russia 98.9813:36.9 2:50:06.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.0713:46.1 2:50:16.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 103.1613:55.4 2:50:25.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.2414:09.1 2:50:39.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.9114:16.5 2:50:46.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 110.4014:27.6 2:50:57.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.4614:27.8 2:50:57.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.7214:37.9 2:51:07.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.8614:56.2 2:51:26.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 116.9214:56.5 2:51:26.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.8915:05.3 2:51:35.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 119.7715:09.2 2:51:39.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.0815:10.5 2:51:40.5Pdiff
London, England 120.8815:14.1 2:51:44.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 121.7415:17.9 2:51:47.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.5815:39.4 2:52:09.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 126.9615:41.1 2:52:11.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.4315:56.5 2:52:26.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.7815:58.0 2:52:28.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.9015:58.5 2:52:28.5Pdiff
New York, New York 131.0615:59.3 2:52:29.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.5116:01.2 2:52:31.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 134.9216:16.4 2:52:46.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 140.3916:40.7 2:53:10.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 149.8019:42.2 2:56:12.2PKPdf

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