Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, September 28, 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 18.84 4:17.522:49:53.5P
Brisbane, Australia 30.78 6:12.922:51:48.9P
Tokyo, Japan 38.15 7:16.522:52:52.5P
Beijing, China 45.11 8:13.522:53:49.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.20 9:15.422:54:51.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.72 9:33.722:55:09.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 70.3911:11.222:56:47.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.2512:33.922:58:09.9P
Moscow, Russia 95.6213:22.522:58:58.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.3613:30.322:59:06.3P
Seattle, Washington 100.7513:45.422:59:21.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.9713:50.822:59:26.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.7914:07.822:59:43.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.8714:21.422:59:57.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.3114:27.823:00:03.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.9614:30.723:00:06.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6714:47.223:00:23.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8114:47.823:00:23.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.9614:48.423:00:24.4Pdiff
London, England 117.9615:01.823:00:37.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.2115:11.723:00:47.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.1215:15.823:00:51.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.0915:33.423:01:09.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.1315:33.623:01:09.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.6715:36.023:01:12.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.6815:53.823:01:29.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.5515:57.623:01:33.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.1016:09.023:01:45.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.7716:11.923:01:47.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.0316:13.123:01:49.1Pdiff
New York, New York 134.0616:13.223:01:49.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.1816:13.823:01:49.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.5216:37.523:02:13.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 145.7519:35.223:05:11.2PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.3819:50.023:05:26.0PKPdf

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