Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 CELEBES SEA
Sunday, October 09, 2011 at 12:33:54 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 23.35 4:24.512:38:18.5P
Tokyo, Japan 34.75 6:02.712:39:56.7P
Beijing, China 35.79 6:11.412:40:05.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.59 7:05.912:40:59.9P
Brisbane, Australia 43.03 7:09.412:41:03.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.59 9:47.412:43:41.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.4111:01.512:44:55.5P
Moscow, Russia 83.6511:28.412:45:22.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.7911:33.912:45:27.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.1811:40.612:45:34.6P
Bergen, Norway 99.3512:40.512:46:34.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.0312:52.412:46:46.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 103.0012:56.712:46:50.7Pdiff
London, England 106.2613:11.212:47:05.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.4413:11.912:47:05.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.9013:31.712:47:25.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.8713:53.812:47:47.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 116.6013:57.012:47:51.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.6714:01.812:47:55.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.1314:08.212:48:02.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.3614:13.712:48:07.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.8114:29.012:48:23.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.2814:44.412:48:38.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.6614:46.112:48:40.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 129.8814:56.012:48:50.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.5814:59.112:48:53.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.7515:04.312:48:58.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 131.9915:05.312:48:59.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.3115:06.812:49:00.8Pdiff
New York, New York 132.4715:07.512:49:01.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 132.8115:09.012:49:03.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.1115:10.312:49:04.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.5515:52.212:49:46.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 155.5518:49.012:52:43.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.8618:53.312:52:47.3PKPdf

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