Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 SERAM, INDONESIA
Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 17:33:37 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 22.07 4:55.417:38:32.4P
Brisbane, Australia 32.94 6:35.017:40:12.0P
Tokyo, Japan 39.56 7:31.517:41:08.5P
Beijing, China 44.42 8:11.217:41:48.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.58 9:14.117:42:51.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.49 9:35.417:43:12.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.7211:40.517:45:17.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.9312:50.417:46:27.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.9113:13.617:46:50.6P
Moscow, Russia 93.6413:17.017:46:53.9P
Seattle, Washington 104.1814:04.117:47:41.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.8514:11.517:47:48.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.7214:24.317:48:01.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.0214:25.617:48:02.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.8014:29.117:48:06.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.1214:39.417:48:16.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.9614:51.917:48:28.9Pdiff
London, England 116.2014:57.517:48:34.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.3315:06.917:48:43.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.8415:09.217:48:46.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.2415:28.717:49:05.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.7515:35.417:49:12.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.1015:54.717:49:31.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.2315:55.317:49:32.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.4815:56.417:49:33.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.1916:08.417:49:45.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 133.9716:16.317:49:53.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.2716:22.117:49:59.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.6016:28.017:50:05.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.7016:28.417:50:05.4Pdiff
New York, New York 136.7316:28.617:50:05.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.8116:28.917:50:05.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.3516:58.017:50:35.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.3819:45.817:53:22.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.0719:58.717:53:35.7PKPdf

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