Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 06:58:50 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 24.52 5:05.0 7:03:55.0P
Brisbane, Australia 30.41 5:57.4 7:04:47.4P
Tokyo, Japan 42.74 7:41.6 7:06:31.6P
Beijing, China 47.63 8:20.1 7:07:10.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.93 8:60.0 7:07:50.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.76 9:13.2 7:08:03.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.9011:29.4 7:10:19.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.7412:45.1 7:11:35.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.9512:55.3 7:11:45.3P
Moscow, Russia 96.4113:11.1 7:12:01.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.4513:51.2 7:12:41.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.5413:56.0 7:12:46.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.7614:01.5 7:12:51.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.5514:18.3 7:13:08.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.0214:20.4 7:13:10.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.4914:31.3 7:13:21.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.7314:41.3 7:13:31.3Pdiff
London, England 119.0314:51.5 7:13:41.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.4914:58.0 7:13:48.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.7614:59.1 7:13:49.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.8915:21.9 7:14:11.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.9415:26.6 7:14:16.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5515:42.6 7:14:32.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7615:43.5 7:14:33.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.4715:46.7 7:14:36.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.1116:02.8 7:14:52.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.3416:08.3 7:14:58.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.3116:17.1 7:15:07.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.4116:22.0 7:15:12.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.5616:22.6 7:15:12.6Pdiff
New York, New York 139.5816:22.7 7:15:12.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.6116:22.8 7:15:12.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.3219:18.4 7:18:08.4PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.5319:23.4 7:18:13.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.1919:41.8 7:18:31.8PKPdf

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