Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 22:10:32 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 21.40 4:37.022:15:09.0P
Tokyo, Japan 36.43 6:51.522:17:23.5P
Brisbane, Australia 37.72 7:02.422:17:34.4P
Beijing, China 39.92 7:20.822:17:52.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.00 8:25.222:18:57.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 60.27 9:54.122:20:26.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.7211:30.722:22:02.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.7312:23.922:22:55.9P
Moscow, Russia 88.8412:38.822:23:10.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.3012:45.622:23:17.6P
Seattle, Washington 102.9413:42.622:24:14.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 104.2613:48.522:24:20.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.4513:53.722:24:25.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 107.4214:02.522:24:34.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.6614:12.422:24:44.4Pdiff
London, England 111.4014:20.222:24:52.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.9214:26.922:24:58.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.7514:35.022:25:07.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.4014:46.822:25:18.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.3614:51.022:25:23.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 121.3015:04.122:25:36.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.7215:14.822:25:46.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.6815:32.422:26:04.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.3115:39.722:26:11.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.5515:40.722:26:12.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.2815:43.922:26:15.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.2615:52.722:26:24.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.5115:53.922:26:25.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.8415:59.722:26:31.8Pdiff
New York, New York 134.2416:01.522:26:33.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.4316:02.422:26:34.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 134.5116:02.722:26:34.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.5316:38.322:27:10.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 153.6319:35.822:30:07.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.6619:40.122:30:12.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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