Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Monday, September 05, 2011 at 22:45:36 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 24.82 5:13.122:50:49.1P
Brisbane, Australia 29.66 5:56.322:51:32.3P
Tokyo, Japan 43.30 7:51.922:53:27.9P
Beijing, China 48.36 8:31.822:54:07.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.18 9:00.622:54:36.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.48 9:24.622:55:00.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.8011:35.422:57:11.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.1312:53.822:58:29.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.3313:03.922:58:39.9P
Moscow, Russia 97.1813:21.422:58:57.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.7613:55.022:59:31.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.7614:03.922:59:39.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.8514:08.722:59:44.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.5914:25.323:00:01.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.7814:30.623:00:06.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.2214:41.523:00:17.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.7614:48.323:00:24.3Pdiff
London, England 119.8015:01.823:00:37.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6415:05.523:00:41.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.8315:06.423:00:42.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.2015:30.223:01:06.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0915:34.223:01:10.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.4015:48.823:01:24.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7215:50.323:01:26.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.6815:54.523:01:30.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.5216:11.623:01:47.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.5516:16.123:01:52.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.7916:26.123:02:02.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.7416:30.323:02:06.3Pdiff
New York, New York 139.9716:31.323:02:07.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.9716:31.323:02:07.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.9916:31.423:02:07.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4019:25.723:05:01.7PKPbc
Lima, Peru 146.8419:29.423:05:05.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2919:49.223:05:25.2PKPdf

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