Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:07:35 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 21.13 4:43.812:12:18.8P
Brisbane, Australia 29.88 6:06.512:13:41.5P
Tokyo, Japan 40.25 7:35.712:15:10.7P
Beijing, China 46.59 8:26.812:16:01.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.40 9:11.112:16:46.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.94 9:37.012:17:12.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 72.2511:24.212:18:59.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.5312:46.812:20:21.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.1213:26.512:21:01.5P
Moscow, Russia 96.5713:28.512:21:03.5P
Seattle, Washington 102.9913:57.112:21:32.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.1014:02.012:21:37.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.0714:15.212:21:50.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.8714:18.812:21:53.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.5914:35.312:22:10.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.0414:41.712:22:16.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.3714:52.012:22:27.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.8614:58.712:22:33.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.0914:59.712:22:34.7Pdiff
London, England 119.0315:08.312:22:43.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.4915:23.612:22:58.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.3215:27.312:23:02.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.9515:43.412:23:18.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.0815:44.012:23:19.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.9115:47.712:23:22.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.9616:05.712:23:40.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.7816:09.312:23:44.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3616:20.812:23:55.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.0516:23.812:23:58.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.3116:25.012:24:00.0Pdiff
New York, New York 136.3416:25.112:24:00.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.4516:25.612:24:00.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.6516:48.712:24:23.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 145.9119:37.512:27:12.5PKPbc
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.5319:54.912:27:29.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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