Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 18:32:26 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 20.32 4:33.918:36:59.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.73 5:55.018:38:21.0P
Tokyo, Japan 40.15 7:33.518:39:59.5P
Beijing, China 47.28 8:30.818:40:56.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.19 9:00.718:41:26.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.44 9:46.218:42:12.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 70.6911:13.318:43:39.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.8112:41.818:45:07.8P
Moscow, Russia 97.6813:32.018:45:58.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.8913:33.018:45:59.0P
Seattle, Washington 101.8913:50.718:46:16.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.7713:54.618:46:20.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.4814:11.118:46:37.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.7314:12.218:46:38.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.6514:34.018:47:00.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4514:37.618:47:03.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.6414:51.818:47:17.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.7514:52.218:47:18.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.7214:56.518:47:22.5Pdiff
London, England 120.0615:11.418:47:37.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 121.5515:18.018:47:44.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.1015:20.418:47:46.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.3315:34.818:48:00.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.5915:35.918:48:01.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 126.7915:41.218:48:07.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.2516:01.018:48:27.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 131.6516:02.818:48:28.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.7816:16.718:48:42.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.1316:18.318:48:44.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 135.4716:19.818:48:45.8Pdiff
New York, New York 135.5416:20.118:48:46.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.7716:21.118:48:47.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 140.3016:41.218:49:07.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.2816:58.918:49:24.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 155.1919:51.518:52:17.5PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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