Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 05:11:56 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 24.33 5:08.5 5:17:04.5P
Tokyo, Japan 38.28 7:10.6 5:19:06.6P
Brisbane, Australia 38.90 7:15.8 5:19:11.8P
Beijing, China 40.31 7:27.5 5:19:23.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 46.33 8:15.9 5:20:11.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.4310:05.8 5:22:01.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.7711:51.8 5:23:47.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 87.3812:36.0 5:24:32.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.9812:38.9 5:24:34.9P
Moscow, Russia 87.9912:39.0 5:24:35.0P
Bergen, Norway 103.8513:50.8 5:25:46.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.5513:58.3 5:25:54.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 106.0114:00.4 5:25:56.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.3014:10.5 5:26:06.5Pdiff
London, England 110.6414:20.9 5:26:16.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.1614:27.7 5:26:23.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.5614:29.4 5:26:25.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.6314:52.0 5:26:48.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.0815:02.8 5:26:58.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.1615:07.7 5:27:03.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.5915:18.4 5:27:14.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.3515:30.7 5:27:26.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.1715:47.6 5:27:43.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.4315:53.2 5:27:49.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.2315:56.8 5:27:52.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.3016:01.5 5:27:57.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.8916:04.2 5:28:00.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.9716:08.9 5:28:04.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.6316:11.9 5:28:07.9Pdiff
New York, New York 136.1916:14.4 5:28:10.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.4516:15.5 5:28:11.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.6316:16.3 5:28:12.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.1819:24.9 5:31:20.9PKPbc
Lima, Peru 155.7419:43.2 5:31:39.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.9819:47.4 5:31:43.4PKPdf

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