Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Monday, May 28, 2012 at 13:15:03 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 24.97 5:09.613:20:12.6P
Tokyo, Japan 38.60 7:08.313:22:11.3P
Brisbane, Australia 39.36 7:14.713:22:17.7P
Beijing, China 40.26 7:22.113:22:25.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.81 8:06.713:23:09.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.8710:03.413:25:06.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.4711:49.813:26:52.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.6512:26.713:27:29.7P
Moscow, Russia 87.6312:31.413:27:34.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.3812:34.913:27:37.9P
Bergen, Norway 103.5713:43.613:28:46.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5213:52.313:28:55.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.0613:54.713:28:57.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.8914:07.313:29:10.3Pdiff
London, England 110.2814:13.413:29:16.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.1414:21.713:29:24.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.1814:26.313:29:29.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.2414:48.713:29:51.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6214:59.313:30:02.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.7515:04.313:30:07.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.9915:14.313:30:17.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.8715:27.113:30:30.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.6415:43.813:30:46.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.7215:48.613:30:51.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.8615:53.613:30:56.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.9815:58.613:31:01.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.1115:59.213:31:02.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.4216:05.013:31:08.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.8916:07.113:31:10.1Pdiff
New York, New York 136.4916:09.813:31:12.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.7716:11.013:31:14.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.9816:11.913:31:14.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.7019:20.413:34:23.4PKPbc
Lima, Peru 156.3319:37.813:34:40.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.3719:41.713:34:44.7PKPdf

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