Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 BANDA SEA
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 16:52:26 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 25.13 5:09.416:57:35.4P
Brisbane, Australia 30.33 5:55.616:58:21.6P
Tokyo, Japan 43.28 7:44.817:00:10.8P
Beijing, China 48.00 8:21.817:00:47.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.83 8:58.017:01:24.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.78 9:12.217:01:38.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.4411:31.017:03:57.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.3412:46.517:05:12.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.5612:52.117:05:18.1P
Moscow, Russia 96.5913:10.517:05:36.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.0113:47.917:06:13.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.1413:57.317:06:23.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.3514:02.717:06:28.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.1314:19.517:06:45.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.2814:20.117:06:46.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.5414:30.117:06:56.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.3114:42.417:07:08.4Pdiff
London, England 119.2214:50.917:07:16.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.0914:59.217:07:25.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.3515:00.417:07:26.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.4915:23.217:07:49.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.5415:27.817:07:53.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.0715:43.517:08:09.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.3215:44.617:08:10.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.0715:48.017:08:14.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.7016:04.117:08:30.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.9516:09.617:08:35.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.8916:18.217:08:44.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.0216:23.217:08:49.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.1516:23.817:08:49.8Pdiff
New York, New York 140.1816:24.017:08:50.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.2116:24.117:08:50.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.9119:18.817:11:44.8PKPbc
Lima, Peru 147.5719:22.017:11:48.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.7919:41.117:12:07.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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