Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 09:15:13 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 16.50 3:48.2 9:19:01.2Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.68 5:52.7 9:21:05.7P
Tokyo, Japan 37.54 7:09.7 9:22:22.7P
Beijing, China 46.56 8:23.2 9:23:36.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.69 8:54.9 9:24:07.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.34 9:57.4 9:25:10.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.0710:42.3 9:25:55.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.8712:19.8 9:27:32.8P
Seattle, Washington 97.4613:28.8 9:28:41.8P
Moscow, Russia 97.9913:31.2 9:28:44.2P
San Francisco, California 98.1613:31.9 9:28:44.9P
Los Angeles, California 101.8413:48.3 9:29:01.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.9713:48.8 9:29:01.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.0214:11.2 9:29:24.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.4914:17.8 9:29:30.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.0914:29.3 9:29:42.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.1314:29.5 9:29:42.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.9014:32.9 9:29:45.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.2814:56.8 9:30:09.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.5514:58.0 9:30:11.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.8014:59.1 9:30:12.1Pdiff
London, England 119.9815:08.8 9:30:21.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.7515:12.2 9:30:25.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.9515:13.1 9:30:26.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.3115:19.1 9:30:32.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.1615:40.6 9:30:53.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.2315:41.0 9:30:54.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.8615:57.1 9:31:10.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.9715:57.5 9:31:10.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.2815:58.9 9:31:11.9Pdiff
New York, New York 131.4115:59.5 9:31:12.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.7816:01.1 9:31:14.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.6816:18.5 9:31:31.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.6516:45.0 9:31:58.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.5719:42.1 9:34:55.1PKPdf

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