Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 16:26:40 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 24.04 5:03.516:31:43.5P
Brisbane, Australia 30.06 5:57.416:32:37.4P
Tokyo, Japan 42.48 7:42.716:34:22.7P
Beijing, China 47.67 8:23.716:35:03.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.60 9:00.916:35:40.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.17 9:19.616:35:59.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.2611:29.316:38:09.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.3212:46.916:39:26.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.6013:02.016:39:42.0P
Moscow, Russia 96.6813:16.016:39:56.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.5213:55.316:40:35.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.0113:57.416:40:37.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.1714:02.616:40:42.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.9514:19.416:40:59.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1914:24.916:41:04.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8714:36.816:41:16.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.1214:42.316:41:22.3Pdiff
London, England 119.2714:56.316:41:36.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.9314:59.216:41:39.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.1615:00.316:41:40.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.4115:23.616:42:03.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.3815:27.916:42:07.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9015:43.516:42:23.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.1315:44.516:42:24.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.9415:48.116:42:28.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.7116:04.816:42:44.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8116:09.716:42:49.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.9716:19.316:42:59.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.9516:23.716:43:03.7Pdiff
New York, New York 139.1616:24.616:43:04.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.1716:24.716:43:04.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.1716:24.616:43:04.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.7316:49.316:43:29.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.0719:26.516:46:06.5PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.6119:45.116:46:25.1PKPdf

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