Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 KEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 04:47:05 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 23.57 5:07.7 4:52:12.7P
Brisbane, Australia 29.58 6:01.8 4:53:06.8P
Tokyo, Japan 42.30 7:50.4 4:54:55.4P
Beijing, China 47.83 8:34.3 4:55:39.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.13 9:06.9 4:56:11.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.73 9:33.3 4:56:38.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.5411:35.5 4:58:40.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.9212:55.8 5:00:00.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.3713:16.3 5:00:21.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.0813:28.5 5:00:33.5P
Seattle, Washington 105.4614:05.8 5:01:10.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.4814:05.8 5:01:10.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.5414:10.6 5:01:15.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.2914:27.2 5:01:32.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4914:37.0 5:01:42.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.3914:49.9 5:01:54.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.4614:50.2 5:01:55.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.3415:07.4 5:02:12.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.5315:08.2 5:02:13.2Pdiff
London, England 119.6515:08.8 5:02:13.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.9415:32.2 5:02:37.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.7915:36.0 5:02:41.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.1715:51.0 5:02:56.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.4415:52.2 5:02:57.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.3915:56.4 5:03:01.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.3316:13.9 5:03:18.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.2616:18.0 5:03:23.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.6616:28.7 5:03:33.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.4916:32.4 5:03:37.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.7416:33.5 5:03:38.5Pdiff
New York, New York 138.7516:33.5 5:03:38.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.8116:33.8 5:03:38.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.0916:57.2 5:04:02.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 146.4519:36.7 5:06:41.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.9819:55.7 5:07:00.7PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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