Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.2 BANDA SEA
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 06:09:28 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 23.59 5:02.8 6:14:30.8P
Brisbane, Australia 30.22 6:02.2 6:15:30.2P
Tokyo, Japan 42.05 7:42.9 6:17:10.9P
Beijing, China 47.34 8:24.9 6:17:52.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.76 9:05.9 6:18:33.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.07 9:22.8 6:18:50.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.9111:31.4 6:20:59.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.8712:49.2 6:22:17.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.8213:07.4 6:22:35.4P
Moscow, Russia 96.4713:19.4 6:22:47.4P
Seattle, Washington 105.5713:59.8 6:23:27.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.8914:01.2 6:23:29.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.7714:05.1 6:23:33.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.5514:21.9 6:23:49.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.9214:28.0 6:23:56.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7414:40.6 6:24:08.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.7214:44.9 6:24:12.9Pdiff
London, England 119.0514:59.7 6:24:27.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.5015:01.7 6:24:29.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.7615:02.8 6:24:30.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.9615:25.9 6:24:53.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.9515:30.3 6:24:58.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.5715:46.4 6:25:14.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.7615:47.2 6:25:15.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.5015:50.5 6:25:18.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.2616:07.2 6:25:35.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.3816:12.1 6:25:40.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.5216:21.7 6:25:49.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.5016:26.0 6:25:54.0Pdiff
New York, New York 138.7116:26.9 6:25:54.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.7216:27.0 6:25:55.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.7316:27.0 6:25:55.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.3216:51.9 6:26:19.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.1119:31.1 6:28:59.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.2019:49.2 6:29:17.2PKPdf

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