Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 03, 2012 at 14:41:23 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 21.75 4:47.114:46:10.1P
Brisbane, Australia 29.54 5:59.614:47:22.6P
Tokyo, Japan 40.88 7:36.814:48:59.8P
Beijing, China 47.10 8:26.614:49:49.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.07 9:04.514:50:27.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 56.14 9:34.114:50:57.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 72.7011:22.514:52:45.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.1712:45.214:54:08.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 95.8813:20.814:54:43.8P
Moscow, Russia 96.9413:25.614:54:48.6P
Seattle, Washington 103.5913:55.114:55:18.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.6413:59.814:55:22.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.5014:08.014:55:31.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.3914:16.514:55:39.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.0514:32.714:55:55.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.5714:39.414:56:02.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.6314:48.614:56:11.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.4414:56.614:56:19.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.6314:57.414:56:20.4Pdiff
London, England 119.4315:05.514:56:28.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.1115:21.814:56:44.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.8915:25.314:56:48.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.3715:40.714:57:03.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.5715:41.614:57:04.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.5015:45.714:57:08.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.6016:03.914:57:26.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.3716:07.314:57:30.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.0016:19.014:57:42.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.6716:22.014:57:45.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.9416:23.214:57:46.2Pdiff
New York, New York 136.9816:23.314:57:46.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.0916:23.914:57:46.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.1916:46.514:58:09.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 145.8019:32.515:00:55.5PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 157.0819:50.815:01:13.8PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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