Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 MOLUCCA SEA
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 07:38:18 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 22.84 4:58.8 7:43:16.8P
Brisbane, Australia 36.37 6:59.3 7:45:17.3P
Tokyo, Japan 38.41 7:16.5 7:45:34.5P
Beijing, China 41.82 7:44.7 7:46:02.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 49.03 8:41.8 7:46:59.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 58.92 9:54.0 7:48:12.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.7011:45.9 7:50:03.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.6112:42.9 7:51:00.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.9912:54.1 7:51:12.1P
Moscow, Russia 90.3412:55.7 7:51:13.7P
Seattle, Washington 104.6314:00.1 7:52:18.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 105.9514:05.9 7:52:23.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.9214:10.3 7:52:28.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 108.6314:17.8 7:52:35.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 110.9514:28.1 7:52:46.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.0614:28.6 7:52:46.6Pdiff
London, England 112.9414:37.0 7:52:55.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.1714:51.3 7:53:09.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.0215:04.0 7:53:22.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.8615:07.7 7:53:25.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.1515:22.3 7:53:40.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.3715:32.1 7:53:50.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.4315:50.2 7:54:08.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.6615:55.6 7:54:13.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.3815:58.8 7:54:16.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.5015:59.4 7:54:17.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.2516:11.6 7:54:29.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.2716:11.7 7:54:29.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.8116:18.5 7:54:36.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.1816:20.1 7:54:38.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.3616:20.9 7:54:38.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4116:21.2 7:54:39.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.1516:55.5 7:55:13.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 152.9319:45.2 7:58:03.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.4619:52.9 7:58:10.9PKPdf

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