Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 BANDA SEA
Friday, November 23, 2012 at 11:05:08 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 23.09 4:56.911:10:04.9P
Brisbane, Australia 29.45 5:54.111:11:02.1P
Tokyo, Japan 41.97 7:40.811:12:48.8P
Beijing, China 47.72 8:26.411:13:34.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.00 8:58.811:14:06.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.94 9:27.511:14:35.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.0011:24.611:16:32.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.4812:45.611:17:53.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 94.8513:10.311:18:18.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.1513:20.711:18:28.7P
Seattle, Washington 104.9613:55.411:19:03.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.6713:58.611:19:06.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.0114:00.111:19:08.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.7514:16.711:19:24.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4714:28.711:19:36.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.9314:39.611:19:47.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.5714:42.511:19:50.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.8214:56.911:20:04.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.0014:57.711:20:05.7Pdiff
London, England 119.7015:00.811:20:08.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.4615:21.911:20:29.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.2715:25.511:20:33.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.6415:40.511:20:48.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.9015:41.711:20:49.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.8815:46.011:20:54.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.9016:03.811:21:11.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.7516:07.611:21:15.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.2516:18.711:21:26.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.0216:22.111:21:30.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.2816:23.311:21:31.3Pdiff
New York, New York 138.3016:23.411:21:31.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.3816:23.811:21:31.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.5616:46.711:21:54.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 146.1819:27.611:24:35.6PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.4519:46.411:24:54.4PKPdf

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