Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 BANDA SEA
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 23:14:58 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 23.58 4:59.623:19:57.6P
Brisbane, Australia 30.13 5:58.423:20:56.4P
Tokyo, Japan 42.08 7:39.823:22:37.8P
Beijing, China 47.40 8:22.023:23:20.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.68 9:01.923:23:59.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.16 9:19.923:24:17.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.8511:27.423:26:25.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.8712:45.323:27:43.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.9013:03.823:28:01.8P
Moscow, Russia 96.5513:15.823:28:13.8P
Seattle, Washington 105.5513:55.823:28:53.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.8413:57.123:28:55.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.7314:01.123:28:59.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.5114:17.823:29:15.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.9914:24.423:29:22.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8314:37.023:29:35.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.6814:40.823:29:38.8Pdiff
London, England 119.1314:56.123:29:54.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.4714:57.623:29:55.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.7214:58.723:29:56.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.9515:22.023:30:20.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.9215:26.323:30:24.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.5115:42.223:30:40.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.7015:43.123:30:41.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.4815:46.523:30:44.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.2616:03.323:31:01.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.3516:08.123:31:06.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.5316:17.823:31:15.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.4916:22.123:31:20.1Pdiff
New York, New York 138.7116:23.023:31:21.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.7116:23.023:31:21.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.7316:23.123:31:21.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.2816:47.823:31:45.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.0219:26.923:34:24.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.1619:45.023:34:43.0PKPdf

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