Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 01:36:20 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 25.37 5:26.2 1:41:46.2P
Tokyo, Japan 37.82 7:15.5 1:43:35.5P
Beijing, China 38.72 7:23.0 1:43:43.0P
Brisbane, Australia 41.26 7:44.1 1:44:04.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.93 8:05.8 1:44:25.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 63.7710:31.0 1:46:51.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.1712:09.4 1:48:29.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.3812:36.4 1:48:56.4P
Moscow, Russia 85.7612:38.3 1:48:58.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.8012:48.2 1:49:08.2P
Bergen, Norway 101.7513:51.7 1:50:11.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.6314:00.1 1:50:20.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 105.8214:09.8 1:50:29.8Pdiff
London, England 108.4114:21.3 1:50:41.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.9914:23.9 1:50:43.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.3614:43.3 1:51:03.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 113.5814:44.3 1:51:04.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.3815:05.6 1:51:25.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.4515:14.7 1:51:34.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.7615:20.6 1:51:40.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.3915:27.8 1:51:47.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.6415:42.2 1:52:02.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.2315:58.1 1:52:18.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 130.7916:00.6 1:52:20.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.0116:10.5 1:52:30.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.0616:10.7 1:52:30.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 134.4716:17.0 1:52:37.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.8816:18.8 1:52:38.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.9716:19.2 1:52:39.2Pdiff
New York, New York 135.6016:22.0 1:52:42.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 135.9216:23.4 1:52:43.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.2116:24.7 1:52:44.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.4319:36.2 1:55:56.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 158.1519:57.2 1:56:17.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.6519:57.8 1:56:17.8PKPdf

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