Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:43:50 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 26.36 5:12.210:49:02.2P
Tokyo, Japan 39.31 7:03.710:50:53.7P
Beijing, China 40.19 7:10.910:51:00.9P
Brisbane, Australia 40.36 7:12.310:51:02.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.71 7:47.210:51:37.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 62.82 9:58.010:53:48.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.9711:45.410:55:35.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.0812:06.410:55:56.4P
Moscow, Russia 86.8612:15.010:56:05.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.2512:26.210:56:16.2P
Bergen, Norway 102.9813:28.210:57:18.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.4813:34.910:57:24.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.1613:46.710:57:36.7Pdiff
London, England 109.5213:57.210:57:47.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.1714:00.110:57:50.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.0914:08.610:57:58.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.4914:19.310:58:09.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.5414:41.710:58:31.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.7614:51.510:58:41.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.9814:57.010:58:47.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.8515:05.310:58:55.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.9715:19.210:59:09.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.6315:35.410:59:25.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.3115:38.410:59:28.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 134.1815:46.710:59:36.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.5515:48.310:59:38.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 135.4215:52.210:59:42.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.3815:56.510:59:46.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4115:56.610:59:46.6Pdiff
New York, New York 137.1115:59.710:59:49.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.4316:01.110:59:51.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.7116:02.410:59:52.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.7819:09.411:02:59.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.5819:25.911:03:15.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.1419:29.011:03:19.0PKPdf

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