Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 16:27:47 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 21.60 4:49.516:32:36.5P
Brisbane, Australia 28.80 5:57.516:33:44.5P
Tokyo, Japan 41.09 7:43.116:35:30.1P
Beijing, China 47.65 8:35.616:36:22.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.32 9:03.716:36:50.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 56.97 9:44.916:37:31.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 72.1011:23.916:39:10.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.0812:50.016:40:37.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.6713:29.616:41:16.6P
Moscow, Russia 97.6513:34.016:41:21.0P
Seattle, Washington 103.2913:59.016:41:46.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.2014:03.116:41:50.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.0914:11.516:41:58.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.9114:19.616:42:06.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6714:40.716:42:27.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.0914:42.516:42:29.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4314:57.316:42:44.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.0615:00.216:42:47.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.1815:00.716:42:47.7Pdiff
London, England 120.1215:13.816:43:00.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.9015:26.116:43:13.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.5215:28.816:43:15.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.7315:43.116:43:30.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.0215:44.416:43:31.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.1915:49.616:43:36.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.5116:08.716:43:55.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.0516:11.116:43:58.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.9916:24.216:44:11.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.4816:26.316:44:13.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.7916:27.716:44:14.7Pdiff
New York, New York 136.8416:28.016:44:15.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.0216:28.816:44:15.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.7416:49.716:44:36.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.9517:04.016:44:51.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.6319:55.616:47:42.6PKPdf

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