Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 KEP. TANIMBAR REGION, INDONESIA
Friday, January 18, 2013 at 05:16:15 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 25.13 5:16.5 5:21:31.5P
Brisbane, Australia 29.40 5:54.8 5:22:09.8P
Tokyo, Japan 43.66 7:55.6 5:24:10.6P
Beijing, China 48.72 8:35.3 5:24:50.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.91 8:59.4 5:25:14.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.72 9:27.1 5:25:42.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.9611:37.2 5:27:52.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 91.4612:56.2 5:29:11.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.3113:04.7 5:29:19.7P
Moscow, Russia 97.4813:23.6 5:29:38.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.3913:54.3 5:30:09.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 107.0314:06.0 5:30:21.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.0814:10.6 5:30:25.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.8014:27.2 5:30:42.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 113.1114:33.0 5:30:48.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.4714:43.4 5:30:58.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.9814:50.1 5:31:05.1Pdiff
London, England 120.1015:04.0 5:31:19.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.8915:07.5 5:31:22.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.0615:08.3 5:31:23.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 126.5015:32.4 5:31:47.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.3515:36.2 5:31:51.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5315:50.3 5:32:05.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.9015:52.0 5:32:07.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.9615:56.6 5:32:11.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.8616:13.9 5:32:28.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.8316:18.3 5:32:33.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.1416:28.5 5:32:43.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.0516:32.6 5:32:47.6Pdiff
New York, New York 140.2916:33.6 5:32:48.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.2916:33.6 5:32:48.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.3316:33.8 5:32:48.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.6219:27.4 5:35:42.4PKPbc
Lima, Peru 146.6319:30.0 5:35:45.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.5119:50.4 5:36:05.4PKPdf

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