Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
Monday, October 03, 2011 at 22:08:05 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 33.23 6:30.222:14:35.2P
Brisbane, Australia 35.84 6:52.722:14:57.7P
Tokyo, Japan 48.35 8:34.522:16:39.5P
Beijing, China 49.06 8:39.922:16:44.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 49.92 8:46.422:16:51.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 57.55 9:42.222:17:47.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 83.2612:18.922:20:23.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 85.9312:32.322:20:37.3P
Moscow, Russia 93.4013:07.422:21:12.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 98.0013:28.222:21:33.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.0913:50.822:21:55.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 109.3214:18.422:22:23.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.2014:22.422:22:27.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 115.1714:44.422:22:49.4Pdiff
London, England 115.9214:47.722:22:52.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 117.2214:53.522:22:58.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 121.2015:11.222:23:16.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 126.3515:34.122:23:39.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 129.5215:48.122:23:53.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 130.2015:51.122:23:56.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 133.6016:06.222:24:11.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 135.8916:16.422:24:21.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 139.9816:34.522:24:39.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 140.6216:37.422:24:42.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 140.6316:37.422:24:42.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.4716:41.222:24:46.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.7716:51.422:24:56.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 144.8216:56.022:25:01.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.6219:29.722:27:34.7PKPbc
New York, New York 146.2519:31.622:27:36.6PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 146.5219:32.222:27:37.2PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 146.7019:32.522:27:37.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 152.7019:42.322:27:47.3PKPdf
Miami, Florida 154.6319:45.222:27:50.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 168.9820:00.622:28:05.6PKPdf

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