Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 00:59:25 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 25.84 5:14.7 1:04:39.7P
Brisbane, Australia 30.13 5:52.8 1:05:17.8P
Tokyo, Japan 43.97 7:49.1 1:07:14.1P
Beijing, China 48.53 8:24.7 1:07:49.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.60 8:55.1 1:08:20.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.93 9:12.0 1:08:37.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.0111:32.9 1:10:57.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.0612:48.5 1:12:13.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.1912:49.1 1:12:14.1P
Moscow, Russia 96.9113:10.5 1:12:35.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.4213:43.9 1:13:08.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.8413:59.0 1:13:24.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.0114:04.2 1:13:29.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6914:20.5 1:13:45.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.7714:20.9 1:13:45.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7114:29.5 1:13:54.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.9414:43.9 1:14:08.9Pdiff
London, England 119.5514:51.0 1:14:16.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.7715:00.9 1:14:25.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.0015:01.9 1:14:26.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.2015:25.0 1:14:50.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.2215:29.5 1:14:54.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.6115:44.5 1:15:09.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.9215:45.9 1:15:10.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.7715:49.7 1:15:14.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.4116:05.9 1:15:30.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.6516:11.3 1:15:36.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.6016:20.0 1:15:45.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.7316:25.0 1:15:50.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.8616:25.6 1:15:50.6Pdiff
New York, New York 140.9016:25.8 1:15:50.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.9216:25.9 1:15:50.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.5619:18.8 1:18:43.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.4919:20.4 1:18:45.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.4519:40.3 1:19:05.3PKPdf

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