Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 BANDA SEA
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 21:37:11 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 24.48 4:56.021:42:07.0P
Brisbane, Australia 31.11 5:54.821:43:05.8P
Tokyo, Japan 42.39 7:29.421:44:40.4P
Beijing, China 47.05 8:06.121:45:17.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.63 8:55.221:46:06.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.05 8:58.221:46:09.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.2011:20.321:48:31.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.5912:33.321:49:44.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.4312:41.821:49:52.8P
Moscow, Russia 95.7312:56.821:50:07.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.9613:42.321:50:53.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.5413:44.821:50:55.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.9013:50.821:51:01.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.3714:06.221:51:17.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.7314:07.821:51:18.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.7814:17.021:51:28.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.9014:30.821:51:41.8Pdiff
London, England 118.3514:37.221:51:48.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.5614:47.021:51:58.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.8914:48.521:51:59.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.8015:10.321:52:21.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0015:15.621:52:26.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.8915:32.921:52:43.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.9915:33.421:52:44.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.4815:35.521:52:46.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.9115:50.721:53:01.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.3515:57.121:53:08.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.0516:04.721:53:15.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.3016:10.221:53:21.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.3516:10.421:53:21.4Pdiff
New York, New York 139.4216:10.821:53:21.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.4616:11.021:53:22.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4519:07.221:56:18.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 148.2319:12.721:56:23.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.3019:30.121:56:41.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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