Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 23:42:28 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 19.16 4:23.723:46:51.7P
Brisbane, Australia 25.17 5:25.723:47:53.7P
Tokyo, Japan 40.75 7:41.123:50:09.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 47.24 8:33.323:51:01.3P
Beijing, China 50.07 8:55.023:51:23.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 62.3310:22.723:52:50.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.1410:47.723:53:15.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.0612:36.123:55:04.1P
Seattle, Washington 98.8713:40.223:56:08.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 98.9813:40.823:56:08.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 101.4413:51.723:56:19.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.4413:56.123:56:24.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 103.2813:59.823:56:27.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.0914:07.923:56:35.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.6114:19.123:56:47.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.8814:38.023:57:06.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.1414:39.223:57:07.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 115.4114:53.723:57:21.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.5915:07.823:57:35.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.9415:09.323:57:37.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.5315:16.423:57:44.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 121.1115:19.023:57:47.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.1915:19.423:57:47.4Pdiff
London, England 123.4815:29.523:57:57.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.5415:29.823:57:57.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.3515:51.123:58:19.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.2415:55.123:58:23.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.4816:09.423:58:37.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.0216:11.823:58:39.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.1716:12.523:58:40.5Pdiff
New York, New York 133.2316:12.823:58:40.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.7916:15.323:58:43.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.2816:26.323:58:54.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 139.0516:38.623:59:06.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.0719:48.3 0:02:16.3PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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