Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Friday, November 18, 2011 at 08:35:22 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 22.91 4:58.6 8:40:20.6P
Brisbane, Australia 30.96 6:11.2 8:41:33.2P
Tokyo, Japan 41.17 7:38.2 8:43:00.2P
Beijing, China 46.43 8:20.4 8:43:42.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.51 9:14.1 8:44:36.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.43 9:20.7 8:44:42.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.6211:32.6 8:46:54.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.1112:48.5 8:48:10.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.7613:10.0 8:48:32.0P
Moscow, Russia 95.6613:18.7 8:48:40.7P
Seattle, Washington 104.9514:00.0 8:49:22.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.2814:05.9 8:49:27.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.8114:08.3 8:49:30.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.1114:22.9 8:49:44.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.0614:27.1 8:49:49.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.0514:40.4 8:50:02.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.2814:45.9 8:50:07.9Pdiff
London, England 118.2314:59.0 8:50:21.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.9515:02.1 8:50:24.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.2715:03.6 8:50:25.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.2615:25.8 8:50:47.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.3915:30.7 8:50:52.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.3315:48.2 8:51:10.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.3915:48.5 8:51:10.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.8915:50.7 8:51:12.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.4816:06.6 8:51:28.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.7616:12.3 8:51:34.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.7016:20.9 8:51:42.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.7916:25.8 8:51:47.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.9316:26.4 8:51:48.4Pdiff
New York, New York 137.9516:26.5 8:51:48.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.9816:26.6 8:51:48.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.8316:52.6 8:52:14.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.6719:35.2 8:54:57.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.6819:51.6 8:55:13.6PKPdf

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