Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 NEAR S.E. COAST OF AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:53:29 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
Brisbane, Australia 12.14 2:53.010:56:22.0Pn
Wellington, New Zealand 22.15 4:55.910:58:24.9P
Agana, Guam 51.44 9:05.211:02:34.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 71.8811:23.211:04:52.2P
Tokyo, Japan 73.7711:34.511:05:03.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.1512:05.011:05:34.0P
Beijing, China 82.4212:22.411:05:51.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 86.8512:44.811:06:13.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 104.3114:04.311:07:33.3Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 111.8214:37.611:08:06.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 113.0214:42.911:08:11.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.0114:47.311:08:16.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 115.6414:54.511:08:23.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 117.9715:04.911:08:33.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.1615:05.711:08:34.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.9015:17.911:08:46.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.9115:26.811:08:55.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.6015:38.711:09:07.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 125.8915:40.011:09:09.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 130.5116:00.511:09:29.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 130.8516:02.011:09:31.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 136.4116:26.711:09:55.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.0216:29.411:09:58.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.1516:38.911:10:07.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 139.4016:40.011:10:09.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 144.7017:03.511:10:32.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 145.6719:38.111:13:07.1PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 146.4319:40.411:13:09.4PKPdf
Bergen, Norway 146.9619:41.311:13:10.3PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 148.0619:43.211:13:12.2PKPdf
Ottawa, Canada 148.2419:43.511:13:12.5PKPdf
New York, New York 149.0619:44.811:13:13.8PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 151.4219:48.711:13:17.7PKPdf
London, England 152.9819:51.111:13:20.1PKPdf
Bangor, Maine 153.1619:51.311:13:20.3PKPdf

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