Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 04:10:14 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 17.07 3:55.8 4:14:09.8Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.96 5:47.1 4:16:01.1P
Tokyo, Japan 38.23 7:16.2 4:17:30.2P
Beijing, China 47.28 8:29.6 4:18:43.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.99 8:50.5 4:19:04.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.9110:02.2 4:20:16.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.1410:43.7 4:20:57.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.3712:23.3 4:22:37.3P
Seattle, Washington 97.8113:31.3 4:23:45.3P
San Francisco, California 98.4013:33.9 4:23:47.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 98.6813:35.2 4:23:49.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.0413:50.1 4:24:04.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.1813:50.7 4:24:04.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.2114:13.1 4:24:27.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.7714:15.6 4:24:29.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.3614:31.5 4:24:45.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.3814:31.6 4:24:45.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6314:37.1 4:24:51.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.6814:59.5 4:25:13.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.8415:00.2 4:25:14.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.4515:03.0 4:25:17.0Pdiff
London, England 120.6915:12.9 4:25:26.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.7815:13.3 4:25:27.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.0815:14.6 4:25:28.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.6315:21.5 4:25:35.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.4815:43.0 4:25:57.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.7115:44.0 4:25:58.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.2615:59.8 4:26:13.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.4816:00.8 4:26:14.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.7016:01.8 4:26:15.8Pdiff
New York, New York 131.8516:02.4 4:26:16.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.2616:04.2 4:26:18.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.8916:20.3 4:26:34.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.1716:43.8 4:26:57.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.7719:43.4 4:29:57.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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