Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 22:56:48 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 17.13 3:56.723:00:44.7Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.94 5:47.123:02:35.1P
Tokyo, Japan 38.28 7:16.923:04:04.9P
Beijing, China 47.31 8:30.123:05:18.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.98 8:50.723:05:38.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.9010:02.423:06:50.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.2110:44.423:07:32.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.4412:24.023:09:12.0P
Seattle, Washington 97.8813:31.923:10:19.9P
San Francisco, California 98.4713:34.523:10:22.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 98.7013:35.523:10:23.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.1013:50.723:10:38.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.1313:50.823:10:38.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.2814:13.623:11:01.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.7314:15.723:11:03.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.4314:32.123:11:20.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.4514:32.223:11:20.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6514:37.523:11:25.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.7515:00.123:11:48.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.9115:00.823:11:48.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.4615:03.323:11:51.3Pdiff
London, England 120.7115:13.323:12:01.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.8515:13.923:12:01.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.1415:15.223:12:03.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.7015:22.123:12:10.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.5515:43.623:12:31.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.7815:44.623:12:32.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.3316:00.423:12:48.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.5516:01.423:12:49.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.7716:02.423:12:50.4Pdiff
New York, New York 131.9216:03.023:12:51.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.3216:04.823:12:52.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.9516:20.923:13:08.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.2016:44.223:13:32.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.8419:43.823:16:31.9PKPdf

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