Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 08:18:20 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 25.90 5:16.1 8:23:36.1P
Tokyo, Japan 38.80 7:07.9 8:25:27.9P
Beijing, China 39.77 7:16.0 8:25:36.0P
Brisbane, Australia 40.49 7:21.9 8:25:41.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.62 7:55.1 8:26:15.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 62.9810:08.4 8:28:28.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.5611:53.3 8:30:13.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.3512:17.9 8:30:37.9P
Moscow, Russia 86.6412:24.1 8:30:44.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.7312:34.1 8:30:54.1P
Bergen, Norway 102.7013:37.3 8:31:57.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.3613:44.6 8:32:04.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.6513:54.8 8:32:14.8Pdiff
London, England 109.2914:06.5 8:32:26.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.6814:08.2 8:32:28.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.5214:20.9 8:32:40.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.0114:27.5 8:32:47.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.0514:49.9 8:33:09.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.2514:59.6 8:33:19.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.4915:05.1 8:33:25.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.3315:13.3 8:33:33.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.4615:27.2 8:33:47.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.1115:43.4 8:34:03.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.8115:46.5 8:34:06.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.7115:54.9 8:34:14.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.0615:56.5 8:34:16.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 134.9816:00.5 8:34:20.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8716:04.5 8:34:24.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.9116:04.7 8:34:24.7Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6116:07.8 8:34:27.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.9316:09.2 8:34:29.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.1916:10.4 8:34:30.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.2719:19.4 8:37:39.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.6019:36.8 8:37:56.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.6319:39.4 8:37:59.3PKPdf

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