Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 23:05:41 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 33.84 6:30.523:12:11.5P
Brisbane, Australia 36.94 6:56.923:12:37.9P
Tokyo, Japan 48.47 8:29.923:14:10.9P
Beijing, China 48.67 8:31.523:14:12.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.94 8:33.523:14:14.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 58.59 9:43.823:15:24.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 82.1412:07.023:17:48.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 86.8412:30.623:18:11.6P
Moscow, Russia 92.5112:57.123:18:38.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 98.2613:23.123:19:04.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.4413:46.123:19:27.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 108.2614:07.523:19:48.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.3814:12.523:19:53.5Pdiff
London, England 114.9814:37.423:20:18.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 115.6614:40.423:20:21.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 117.9014:50.323:20:31.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 121.9415:08.223:20:49.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 127.0815:31.023:21:12.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 130.0715:44.323:21:25.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 130.8615:47.823:21:28.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 133.8716:01.223:21:42.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 136.4216:12.523:21:53.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 140.4016:30.223:22:11.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 141.4216:34.723:22:15.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.4916:35.023:22:16.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 141.5716:35.423:22:16.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.6516:44.623:22:25.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 145.2119:22.023:25:03.0PKPbc
Boston, Massachusetts 145.5719:23.123:25:04.1PKPbc
New York, New York 146.3019:25.323:25:06.3PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 146.6219:25.823:25:06.8PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 146.8619:26.223:25:07.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 153.6519:37.223:25:18.2PKPdf
Miami, Florida 155.2119:39.423:25:20.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 169.2619:54.223:25:35.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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