Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 17:38:23 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 27.00 5:35.517:43:58.5P
Brisbane, Australia 30.66 6:08.017:44:31.0P
Tokyo, Japan 44.75 8:06.517:46:29.5P
Beijing, China 48.77 8:37.917:47:00.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.06 9:10.217:47:33.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.36 9:19.617:47:42.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.3411:53.017:50:16.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.9512:56.417:51:19.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 93.1013:06.317:51:29.3P
Moscow, Russia 96.6313:22.417:51:45.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.0113:55.117:52:18.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 109.0514:17.517:52:40.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.3014:23.117:52:46.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.5914:33.317:52:56.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.0814:39.817:53:02.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.1514:40.217:53:03.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.2515:02.817:53:25.8Pdiff
London, England 119.2915:03.017:53:26.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 123.0215:19.517:53:42.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.2915:20.717:53:43.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.3315:43.117:54:06.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.4715:48.217:54:11.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.9416:03.617:54:26.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.2516:04.917:54:27.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.9816:08.217:54:31.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.4016:23.417:54:46.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.8616:29.817:54:52.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 140.4916:37.117:55:00.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.8316:43.017:55:06.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.8316:43.017:55:06.0Pdiff
New York, New York 141.9316:43.517:55:06.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.9816:43.717:55:06.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.8619:34.817:57:57.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.1519:35.317:57:58.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.7319:55.617:58:18.6PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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