Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 BANDA SEA
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 07:52:36 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 24.02 5:15.4 7:57:51.4P
Brisbane, Australia 30.56 6:14.2 7:58:50.2P
Tokyo, Japan 42.25 7:53.7 8:00:29.7P
Beijing, China 47.26 8:33.7 8:01:09.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.10 9:18.0 8:01:54.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.66 9:29.4 8:02:05.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.4911:45.0 8:04:21.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.2313:01.3 8:05:37.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.2113:15.0 8:05:51.0P
Moscow, Russia 96.1913:28.6 8:06:04.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.8714:11.7 8:06:47.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.0414:12.4 8:06:48.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.3014:18.0 8:06:54.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.1014:34.9 8:07:10.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.7314:37.7 8:07:13.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.3614:49.3 8:07:25.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.2714:57.8 8:07:33.8Pdiff
London, England 118.7915:09.0 8:07:45.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.0015:14.4 8:07:50.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.2915:15.6 8:07:51.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.3815:38.2 8:08:14.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.4515:43.0 8:08:19.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.1715:59.5 8:08:35.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.3216:00.2 8:08:36.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.9716:03.1 8:08:39.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.6016:19.2 8:08:55.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8516:24.7 8:09:00.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.8116:33.4 8:09:09.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.9016:38.3 8:09:14.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.0516:38.9 8:09:14.9Pdiff
New York, New York 139.0716:39.0 8:09:15.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.0916:39.1 8:09:15.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.8517:04.7 8:09:40.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.5819:42.8 8:12:18.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.7220:00.8 8:12:36.8PKPdf

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