Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 3.3 NEAR COAST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 15:52:25 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
Brisbane, Australia 14.36 3:22.515:55:47.5Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 28.93 5:58.215:58:23.2P
Agana, Guam 48.57 8:42.216:01:07.2P
Tokyo, Japan 70.3311:12.716:03:37.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 76.0911:46.716:04:11.7P
Beijing, China 77.3411:53.816:04:18.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 80.2012:09.516:04:34.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 82.2412:20.316:04:45.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 98.9513:39.316:06:04.3Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 111.9314:36.916:07:01.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 116.6914:58.016:07:23.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 118.2115:04.716:07:29.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.5715:15.216:07:40.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 122.1915:22.416:07:47.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 122.6615:24.516:07:49.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 124.0215:30.616:07:55.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.9515:43.516:08:08.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 127.4515:45.816:08:10.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 129.9815:57.016:08:22.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.2816:02.816:08:27.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 135.4116:21.116:08:46.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 137.8816:32.016:08:57.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 140.4616:43.516:09:08.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.8716:45.316:09:10.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 141.0516:46.116:09:11.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 144.5217:01.516:09:26.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4219:36.116:12:01.1PKPbc
London, England 146.3219:38.916:12:03.9PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 151.3219:47.316:12:12.3PKPdf
Ottawa, Canada 151.9619:48.316:12:13.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.5119:49.116:12:14.1PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 152.8119:49.616:12:14.6PKPdf
New York, New York 153.6819:50.916:12:15.9PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 155.7419:53.916:12:18.9PKPdf
Bangor, Maine 156.9019:55.516:12:20.5PKPdf

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