Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 BANDA SEA
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 at 10:06:56 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 27.08 5:42.410:12:38.4P
Brisbane, Australia 34.44 6:47.310:13:43.3P
Tokyo, Japan 43.13 8:00.110:14:56.1P
Beijing, China 45.82 8:21.610:15:17.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.58 8:58.510:15:54.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.82 9:44.210:16:40.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.9912:09.210:19:05.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.1612:50.710:19:46.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.3113:10.110:20:06.1P
Moscow, Russia 92.9813:13.210:20:09.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.6814:14.510:21:10.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.1014:25.210:21:21.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 109.1014:25.210:21:21.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.3814:30.910:21:26.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 111.0414:33.810:21:29.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 115.0414:51.610:21:47.6Pdiff
London, England 115.6414:54.210:21:50.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 120.1915:14.410:22:10.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 123.3815:28.610:22:24.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 124.0215:31.410:22:27.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.8115:48.310:22:44.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.7715:56.910:22:52.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.9616:15.610:23:11.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 134.5016:17.910:23:13.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 134.7416:19.010:23:15.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.2416:25.710:23:21.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.8216:37.110:23:33.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.9516:37.710:23:33.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.5416:44.810:23:40.8Pdiff
New York, New York 140.9116:46.410:23:42.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.0916:47.210:23:43.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.1216:47.310:23:43.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 148.4719:43.510:26:39.6PKPdf
Lima, Peru 151.9219:49.110:26:45.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 163.0120:03.610:26:59.6PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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