Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.6 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 13:05:48 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 16.73 3:53.113:09:41.1Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.49 5:53.813:11:41.8P
Tokyo, Japan 37.77 7:14.513:13:02.5P
Beijing, China 46.76 8:27.713:14:15.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.52 8:56.613:14:44.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.4410:01.213:15:49.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.1910:46.213:16:34.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.0812:24.213:18:12.2P
Seattle, Washington 97.6513:32.913:19:20.9P
Moscow, Russia 98.1613:35.213:19:23.2P
San Francisco, California 98.3313:35.913:19:23.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 101.9313:51.913:19:39.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.9913:52.213:19:40.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.1714:15.213:20:03.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.2714:20.113:20:08.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.2714:33.413:20:21.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.2914:33.513:20:21.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1014:37.113:20:25.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.4815:00.913:20:48.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.7315:02.113:20:50.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.9415:03.013:20:51.0Pdiff
London, England 120.1715:12.913:21:00.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.8615:16.013:21:04.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.0815:17.013:21:05.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.4915:23.213:21:11.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.3415:44.713:21:32.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.4515:45.213:21:33.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.0616:01.213:21:49.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.1816:01.813:21:49.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.4816:03.113:21:51.1Pdiff
New York, New York 131.6216:03.713:21:51.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.9916:05.413:21:53.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.8316:22.413:22:10.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.5916:48.013:22:36.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.7319:45.813:25:33.8PKPdf

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