Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 17:30:10 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 19.63 4:21.617:34:31.6P
Brisbane, Australia 24.53 5:11.417:35:21.4P
Tokyo, Japan 41.31 7:36.817:37:46.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 46.61 8:19.217:38:29.2P
Beijing, China 50.71 8:50.717:39:00.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 62.9110:17.017:40:27.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.1010:37.817:40:47.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.4112:27.817:42:37.8P
San Francisco, California 99.0613:31.017:43:41.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.0613:31.017:43:41.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 102.0813:44.417:43:54.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.4913:46.217:43:56.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 103.5713:51.017:44:01.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.4913:55.117:44:05.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.6514:09.117:44:19.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.9414:28.117:44:38.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.2614:29.617:44:39.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 116.0514:46.417:44:56.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.7114:58.217:45:08.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.1715:00.217:45:10.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.4115:05.717:45:15.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.1615:09.117:45:19.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 121.7315:11.617:45:21.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.6915:20.317:45:30.3Pdiff
London, England 124.1215:22.217:45:32.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.4815:41.617:45:51.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.5315:46.217:45:56.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.7016:00.317:46:10.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.2616:02.817:46:12.8Pdiff
New York, New York 133.4916:03.817:46:13.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.5116:03.917:46:13.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.0916:06.417:46:16.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.3016:16.317:46:26.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 138.5216:26.117:46:36.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.0619:37.717:49:47.7PKPdf

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