Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SERAM, INDONESIA
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 06:15:59 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 21.98 4:49.4 6:20:48.4P
Brisbane, Australia 33.13 6:31.0 6:22:30.0P
Tokyo, Japan 39.39 7:24.4 6:23:23.4P
Beijing, China 44.22 8:03.8 6:24:02.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.40 9:06.9 6:25:05.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.68 9:30.8 6:25:29.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.7111:34.2 6:27:33.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7912:43.4 6:28:42.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.8413:06.9 6:29:05.9P
Moscow, Russia 93.4513:09.7 6:29:08.7P
Seattle, Washington 104.0813:57.2 6:29:56.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.7914:04.8 6:30:03.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.8114:18.3 6:30:17.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.9214:18.7 6:30:17.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.7514:22.4 6:30:21.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.9414:32.1 6:30:31.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.9014:45.3 6:30:44.3Pdiff
London, England 116.0114:50.2 6:30:49.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.2515:00.1 6:30:59.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.7815:02.5 6:31:01.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.1215:21.8 6:31:20.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.6615:28.6 6:31:27.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.0015:47.8 6:31:46.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.1915:48.7 6:31:47.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.4715:49.9 6:31:48.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.0416:01.4 6:32:00.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.8716:09.5 6:32:08.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.1116:15.0 6:32:14.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4616:21.0 6:32:20.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.5716:21.5 6:32:20.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6016:21.6 6:32:20.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6816:21.9 6:32:20.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.2816:51.3 6:32:50.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.5419:39.4 6:35:38.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.9919:51.9 6:35:50.9PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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