Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 21:43:20 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 43.26 8:01.121:51:21.1P
Agana, Guam 43.58 8:03.621:51:23.6P
Brisbane, Australia 46.05 8:23.321:51:43.3P
Beijing, China 50.31 8:56.321:52:16.3P
Tokyo, Japan 54.59 9:28.021:52:48.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.3110:48.221:54:08.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 70.8911:16.821:54:36.8P
Moscow, Russia 87.2012:46.021:56:06.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.7413:34.621:56:54.6P
Rome, Italy 100.4113:46.521:57:06.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.2113:54.521:57:14.5Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 104.6914:05.521:57:25.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 104.7114:05.621:57:25.6Pdiff
London, England 108.8414:23.921:57:43.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 123.6715:29.821:58:49.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 127.3115:45.921:59:05.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.7016:05.421:59:25.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.7216:27.721:59:47.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 138.4016:35.121:59:55.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 139.6816:40.822:00:00.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 140.0116:42.322:00:02.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 144.3617:01.622:00:21.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5817:02.622:00:22.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 145.1819:36.122:02:56.1PKPbc
St. Louis, Missouri 147.2519:41.422:03:01.4PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 147.7719:42.222:03:02.2PKPdf
New York, New York 149.3719:44.922:03:04.9PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 150.0619:46.022:03:06.0PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.9219:47.422:03:07.4PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 151.4019:48.222:03:08.2PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 151.6619:48.622:03:08.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.4619:49.822:03:09.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.5719:57.122:03:17.1PKPdf
Miami, Florida 162.6420:03.122:03:23.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 169.6320:09.022:03:29.0PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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