Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 23:10:31 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 25.54 5:13.623:15:44.6P
Brisbane, Australia 30.30 5:55.823:16:26.8P
Tokyo, Japan 43.64 7:48.223:18:19.1P
Beijing, China 48.24 8:24.223:18:55.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.78 8:58.223:19:29.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.78 9:12.723:19:43.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.8111:33.723:22:04.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.7412:49.023:23:20.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.2812:51.523:23:22.5P
Moscow, Russia 96.6913:11.523:23:42.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.7313:47.223:24:18.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.5513:59.823:24:30.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.7514:05.123:24:36.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4414:21.523:24:52.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.5314:21.923:24:52.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.5514:30.823:25:01.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.7014:44.823:25:15.8Pdiff
London, England 119.3314:52.123:25:23.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.5015:01.723:25:32.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.7415:02.823:25:33.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.9015:25.623:25:56.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.9415:30.323:26:01.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.4315:45.823:26:16.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.7015:47.023:26:18.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 132.4815:50.423:26:21.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.0916:06.523:26:37.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.3616:12.123:26:43.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.2716:20.623:26:51.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.4216:25.723:26:56.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.5416:26.223:26:57.2Pdiff
New York, New York 140.5816:26.423:26:57.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.6116:26.523:26:57.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.3119:20.523:29:51.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.6119:22.723:29:53.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.1919:42.223:30:13.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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