Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SAVU SEA
Tuesday, October 04, 2011 at 12:27:59 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 31.85 6:19.612:34:18.6P
Brisbane, Australia 33.20 6:31.312:34:30.3P
Tokyo, Japan 48.16 8:34.412:36:33.4P
Beijing, China 50.07 8:49.112:36:48.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.30 9:05.812:37:04.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.07 9:26.112:37:25.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 83.7412:23.012:40:22.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.9512:34.112:40:33.1P
Moscow, Russia 95.5513:18.912:41:17.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 97.3613:27.012:41:26.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.2213:48.612:41:47.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.8514:31.412:42:30.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1614:32.712:42:31.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 113.9514:40.712:42:39.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 115.5414:47.812:42:46.8Pdiff
London, England 118.1414:59.312:42:58.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 119.3915:04.812:43:03.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 124.5615:27.812:43:26.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 128.1015:43.512:43:42.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 128.5315:45.412:43:44.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 132.8416:04.512:44:03.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 134.5316:12.012:44:11.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 138.3216:28.912:44:27.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 138.6316:30.212:44:29.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 138.8616:31.312:44:30.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.2916:42.112:44:41.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 143.7316:52.912:44:51.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.9416:53.812:44:52.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.5719:31.312:47:30.3PKPbc
New York, New York 145.9819:32.612:47:31.6PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 146.1519:33.112:47:32.1PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 146.1719:33.212:47:32.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 150.3619:40.412:47:39.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 153.0919:44.712:47:43.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.8620:01.612:48:00.6PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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