Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 11:06:43 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 20.86 4:38.711:11:21.7P
Brisbane, Australia 29.25 5:58.411:12:41.4P
Tokyo, Japan 40.33 7:33.711:14:16.7P
Beijing, China 47.02 8:27.511:15:10.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.75 9:03.611:15:46.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 56.69 9:39.611:16:22.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.6011:17.611:18:00.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.3212:43.011:19:26.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.9113:27.211:20:10.2P
Moscow, Russia 97.1713:28.411:20:11.4P
Seattle, Washington 102.5913:52.511:20:35.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5813:56.911:20:39.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.7914:11.111:20:54.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.3214:13.411:20:56.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1014:34.711:21:17.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.4914:36.411:21:19.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.0714:52.311:21:35.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.4014:53.811:21:36.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.5614:54.511:21:37.5Pdiff
London, England 119.6115:08.011:21:51.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.1815:19.411:22:02.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.8615:22.411:22:05.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.2715:37.611:22:20.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.4715:38.511:22:21.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.5015:43.011:22:26.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.7616:01.911:22:44.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.3716:04.611:22:47.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.2216:17.311:23:00.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.7516:19.611:23:02.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.0516:21.011:23:04.0Pdiff
New York, New York 136.1016:21.211:23:04.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.2716:21.911:23:04.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.1316:43.511:23:26.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 145.1119:32.111:26:15.1PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.0219:51.211:26:34.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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