Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 BANDA SEA
Monday, October 03, 2011 at 06:36:23 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 23.38 5:03.1 6:41:26.1P
Brisbane, Australia 31.38 6:14.8 6:42:37.8P
Tokyo, Japan 41.36 7:39.7 6:44:02.7P
Beijing, China 46.30 8:19.3 6:44:42.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.92 9:16.9 6:45:39.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.93 9:17.0 6:45:40.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.2811:36.3 6:47:59.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.4912:50.2 6:49:13.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.0613:06.7 6:49:29.7P
Moscow, Russia 95.3113:17.0 6:49:40.0P
Seattle, Washington 105.4614:02.2 6:50:25.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.8314:08.2 6:50:31.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.8614:08.4 6:50:31.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.7114:25.5 6:50:48.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.8014:25.9 6:50:48.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.5814:38.2 6:51:01.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.8814:48.4 6:51:11.4Pdiff
London, England 117.9014:57.4 6:51:20.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.4915:04.4 6:51:27.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.8515:06.1 6:51:29.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.7015:27.6 6:51:50.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.9315:33.0 6:51:56.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.0015:51.1 6:52:14.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.0215:51.2 6:52:14.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.3915:52.8 6:52:15.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.8216:08.1 6:52:31.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.2616:14.5 6:52:37.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.9816:22.1 6:52:45.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.2016:27.5 6:52:50.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.2616:27.8 6:52:50.8Pdiff
New York, New York 138.3216:28.0 6:52:51.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.3616:28.2 6:52:51.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.4116:55.1 6:53:18.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.2419:36.0 6:55:59.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.2419:52.2 6:56:15.2PKPdf

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