Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 23:18:45 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 16.47 3:48.123:22:33.1Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.84 5:45.823:24:30.8P
Tokyo, Japan 37.89 7:13.323:25:58.3P
Beijing, China 47.37 8:30.223:27:15.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.72 8:48.323:27:33.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 60.5210:06.223:28:51.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.1410:37.123:29:22.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6412:19.423:31:04.4P
Seattle, Washington 96.9313:27.223:32:12.2P
San Francisco, California 97.4513:29.523:32:14.5P
Moscow, Russia 98.9413:36.223:32:21.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.0713:45.623:32:30.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 103.1413:54.823:32:39.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.2414:08.623:32:53.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.9514:16.223:33:01.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 110.4014:27.123:33:12.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.4514:27.323:33:12.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6914:37.223:33:22.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.8514:55.723:33:40.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 116.9114:56.023:33:41.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.8615:04.623:33:49.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 119.7815:08.723:33:53.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.0915:10.023:33:55.0Pdiff
London, England 120.8515:13.423:33:58.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 121.7315:17.423:34:02.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.5715:38.823:34:23.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 126.9415:40.523:34:25.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.4215:55.923:34:40.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.7615:57.423:34:42.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.8815:58.023:34:43.0Pdiff
New York, New York 131.0515:58.723:34:43.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.4916:00.723:34:45.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 134.9216:15.923:35:00.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 140.4216:40.323:35:25.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 149.8019:41.723:38:26.7PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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