Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SERAM, INDONESIA
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 22:30:18 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 21.62 4:46.122:35:04.1P
Brisbane, Australia 32.11 6:22.822:36:40.8P
Tokyo, Japan 39.61 7:26.822:37:44.8P
Beijing, China 44.93 8:10.222:38:28.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.51 9:15.722:39:33.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.66 9:24.122:39:42.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.9111:30.322:41:48.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.6812:43.622:43:01.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.8913:12.522:43:30.5P
Moscow, Russia 94.4113:14.922:43:32.9P
Seattle, Washington 103.7113:56.422:44:14.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.2414:03.122:44:21.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.3714:17.122:44:35.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.1414:20.522:44:38.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.6714:22.822:44:40.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.0114:37.722:44:55.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.3014:43.422:45:01.4Pdiff
London, England 116.9514:55.122:45:13.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.8014:58.922:45:16.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.2315:00.822:45:18.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9115:21.622:45:39.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.2315:27.422:45:45.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.5115:46.522:46:04.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.6515:47.122:46:05.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.6615:47.122:46:05.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.0116:02.022:46:20.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.5216:08.722:46:26.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.1816:16.122:46:34.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4016:21.522:46:39.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4516:21.722:46:39.7Pdiff
New York, New York 136.5116:22.022:46:40.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.5616:22.222:46:40.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.7716:49.722:47:07.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.4019:38.422:49:56.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.5519:52.222:50:10.2PKPdf

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