Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 21:52:37 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 25.86 5:22.321:57:59.3P
Brisbane, Australia 29.82 5:57.621:58:34.6P
Tokyo, Japan 44.11 7:58.222:00:35.2P
Beijing, China 48.78 8:34.822:01:11.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.30 9:01.222:01:38.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.24 9:22.722:01:59.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.8711:41.222:04:18.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.1212:58.122:05:35.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.4312:59.522:05:36.5P
Moscow, Russia 97.2113:21.222:05:58.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.2013:52.322:06:29.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.8314:08.422:06:45.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.9414:13.322:06:50.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.6814:30.022:07:07.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.9714:31.222:07:08.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.0214:40.322:07:17.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.8614:52.922:07:29.9Pdiff
London, England 119.8515:01.822:07:38.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.7315:10.122:07:47.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.9315:11.022:07:48.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.2315:34.522:08:11.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.1815:38.722:08:15.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.4515:53.322:08:30.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.8115:54.822:08:31.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.7515:59.122:08:36.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.4916:15.622:08:52.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.6316:20.722:08:57.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.7016:29.922:09:06.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.7716:34.622:09:11.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.9516:35.422:09:12.4Pdiff
New York, New York 140.9616:35.522:09:12.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.9716:35.522:09:12.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.4919:28.622:12:05.6PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.1819:29.722:12:06.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.3819:50.222:12:27.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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