Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 08:27:06 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 24.19 5:11.7 8:32:17.7P
Brisbane, Australia 34.97 6:47.1 8:33:53.1P
Tokyo, Japan 40.32 7:32.3 8:34:38.3P
Beijing, China 43.73 8:00.1 8:35:06.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.22 8:50.7 8:35:56.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 57.49 9:43.8 8:36:49.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.5211:50.4 8:38:56.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.3712:51.0 8:39:57.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.8712:53.4 8:39:59.4P
Moscow, Russia 91.9213:02.9 8:40:08.9P
Seattle, Washington 106.1714:06.8 8:41:12.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 107.6714:13.4 8:41:19.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.2214:15.9 8:41:21.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 109.0014:19.3 8:41:25.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 109.9314:23.5 8:41:29.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.2714:33.9 8:41:39.9Pdiff
London, England 114.5514:44.0 8:41:50.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.4114:56.7 8:42:02.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.4815:10.3 8:42:16.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.1915:13.4 8:42:19.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.8715:29.8 8:42:35.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.8615:38.6 8:42:44.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.0215:57.1 8:43:03.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.8016:00.5 8:43:06.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.2716:02.6 8:43:08.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.3616:07.5 8:43:13.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8816:18.6 8:43:24.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.1616:19.9 8:43:25.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.6916:26.7 8:43:32.7Pdiff
New York, New York 138.0216:28.1 8:43:34.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.1716:28.8 8:43:34.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.1916:28.9 8:43:34.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.5919:32.0 8:46:38.0PKPbc
Lima, Peru 151.9819:43.6 8:46:49.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.0819:54.7 8:47:00.7PKPdf

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