Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 08:35:36 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 24.70 5:13.6 8:40:49.6P
Tokyo, Japan 37.92 7:09.5 8:42:45.5P
Beijing, China 39.44 7:22.2 8:42:58.2P
Brisbane, Australia 40.08 7:27.5 8:43:03.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.15 8:08.5 8:43:44.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 62.6010:15.8 8:45:51.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.3511:57.2 8:47:33.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.4812:33.9 8:48:09.9P
Moscow, Russia 86.8612:35.8 8:48:11.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7712:40.2 8:48:16.2P
Bergen, Norway 102.7713:48.3 8:49:24.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.8313:57.4 8:49:33.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.5614:00.7 8:49:36.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.5214:13.8 8:49:49.8Pdiff
London, England 109.5114:18.2 8:49:54.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.8414:33.0 8:50:09.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.9614:33.5 8:50:09.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.8814:55.4 8:50:31.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.1515:05.4 8:50:41.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.3415:10.7 8:50:46.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.3815:19.8 8:50:55.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.3815:33.1 8:51:09.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.0915:49.6 8:51:25.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.0115:53.7 8:51:29.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.5316:00.4 8:51:36.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.3616:04.1 8:51:40.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.7716:05.9 8:51:41.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.8616:10.7 8:51:46.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.1616:12.1 8:51:48.1Pdiff
New York, New York 135.8016:14.9 8:51:50.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.0916:16.2 8:51:52.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.3216:17.2 8:51:53.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.2019:27.3 8:55:03.3PKPbc
Lima, Peru 156.9119:47.2 8:55:23.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.7319:49.6 8:55:25.6PKPdf

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