Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.5 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 07:56:02 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 26.76 5:24.3 8:01:26.3P
Brisbane, Australia 31.02 6:02.0 8:02:04.0P
Tokyo, Japan 44.39 7:53.9 8:03:55.9P
Beijing, China 48.36 8:24.8 8:04:26.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.43 9:02.7 8:05:04.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.00 9:06.8 8:05:08.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.2911:41.7 8:07:43.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.8412:44.5 8:08:46.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.8112:53.6 8:08:55.6P
Moscow, Russia 96.2413:09.2 8:09:11.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.4213:45.5 8:09:47.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.8314:05.2 8:10:07.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.1614:11.0 8:10:13.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1914:20.0 8:10:22.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.8014:27.2 8:10:29.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.9614:27.9 8:10:29.9Pdiff
London, England 118.9014:49.8 8:10:51.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.1314:50.9 8:10:52.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.8415:07.3 8:11:09.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.1515:08.7 8:11:10.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.0715:30.5 8:11:32.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.2815:35.9 8:11:37.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.9215:52.1 8:11:54.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.1715:53.2 8:11:55.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.7715:55.8 8:11:57.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.0916:10.6 8:12:12.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.6416:17.5 8:12:19.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 140.1516:24.2 8:12:26.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.5116:30.2 8:12:32.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.5616:30.4 8:12:32.4Pdiff
New York, New York 141.6316:30.7 8:12:32.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.6916:31.0 8:12:33.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.7119:22.6 8:15:24.6PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.4919:23.9 8:15:25.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.5719:43.4 8:15:45.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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