Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.7 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 06:47:04 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 17.17 3:54.3 6:50:58.3Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.44 5:37.6 6:52:41.6P
Tokyo, Japan 38.52 7:13.7 6:54:17.7P
Beijing, China 47.79 8:28.4 6:55:32.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.42 8:40.9 6:55:44.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 60.5610:01.2 6:57:05.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.7410:35.5 6:57:39.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.3712:17.5 6:59:21.5P
Seattle, Washington 97.6413:24.6 7:00:28.6P
San Francisco, California 98.1213:26.8 7:00:30.8P
Moscow, Russia 99.2613:31.8 7:00:35.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.7213:42.7 7:00:46.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.7513:47.3 7:00:51.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.9014:05.7 7:01:09.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.3914:07.9 7:01:11.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.0714:24.2 7:01:28.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.1414:24.6 7:01:28.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 113.1214:33.3 7:01:37.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.5714:53.1 7:01:57.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.6014:53.2 7:01:57.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 119.0714:59.7 7:02:03.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.3515:05.4 7:02:09.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.7115:07.0 7:02:11.0Pdiff
London, England 121.2315:09.3 7:02:13.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.4415:14.7 7:02:18.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.2715:36.1 7:02:40.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.6715:37.9 7:02:41.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.1415:53.3 7:02:57.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.4915:54.9 7:02:58.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.6115:55.4 7:02:59.4Pdiff
New York, New York 131.7715:56.1 7:03:00.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.2215:58.1 7:03:02.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.5816:13.0 7:03:17.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 140.5216:35.0 7:03:39.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.4519:36.7 7:06:40.7PKPdf

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