Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 23:32:12 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 28.18 5:49.423:38:01.4P
Beijing, China 41.93 7:47.423:39:59.4P
Agana, Guam 48.62 8:40.523:40:52.5P
Tokyo, Japan 52.04 9:06.423:41:18.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 60.2610:05.123:42:17.1P
Brisbane, Australia 61.0910:10.823:42:22.8P
Moscow, Russia 71.7811:19.223:43:31.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 81.9312:16.423:44:28.4P
Rome, Italy 84.7912:31.123:44:43.1P
Bergen, Norway 89.3812:53.323:45:05.3P
London, England 93.1713:10.823:45:22.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 99.4313:39.023:45:51.0Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 103.4613:56.923:46:08.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.7714:38.323:46:50.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 119.9615:10.223:47:22.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.4215:38.923:47:50.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 131.0815:59.623:48:11.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.3916:00.923:48:12.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.0116:03.723:48:15.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.6516:06.523:48:18.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.0016:12.523:48:24.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.8816:16.423:48:28.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 135.5716:19.523:48:31.5Pdiff
New York, New York 137.0116:25.923:48:37.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 137.2316:26.823:48:38.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.9416:30.023:48:42.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 138.5516:32.723:48:44.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.2416:35.823:48:47.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 139.2816:35.923:48:47.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 142.4916:50.223:49:02.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 149.1819:41.423:51:53.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 152.5719:46.823:51:58.8PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 153.6719:48.523:52:00.5PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.9919:49.023:52:01.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 168.1220:04.823:52:16.8PKPdf

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