Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 at 07:29:30 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 21.02 4:41.9 7:34:11.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.69 5:55.2 7:35:25.2P
Tokyo, Japan 40.68 7:38.4 7:37:08.4P
Beijing, China 47.53 8:33.3 7:38:03.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.19 9:01.3 7:38:31.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.25 9:45.4 7:39:15.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.4111:18.3 7:40:48.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.5012:45.8 7:42:15.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.2913:30.9 7:43:00.9P
Moscow, Russia 97.7313:32.8 7:43:02.8P
Seattle, Washington 102.6313:54.6 7:43:24.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5213:58.5 7:43:28.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.3414:11.1 7:43:41.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.2214:15.0 7:43:45.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.4014:38.0 7:44:08.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6314:39.0 7:44:09.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.3914:55.7 7:44:25.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.5014:56.2 7:44:26.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.6314:56.7 7:44:26.7Pdiff
London, England 120.1615:12.4 7:44:42.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.2815:21.8 7:44:51.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.8515:24.3 7:44:54.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.0515:38.5 7:45:08.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.3315:39.8 7:45:09.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.5315:45.1 7:45:15.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.9416:04.7 7:45:34.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.3916:06.7 7:45:36.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.4516:20.3 7:45:50.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.8616:22.1 7:45:52.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.1816:23.5 7:45:53.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.2516:23.8 7:45:53.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4516:24.7 7:45:54.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.0516:45.1 7:46:15.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.5817:00.8 7:46:30.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 155.9419:53.1 7:49:23.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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