Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 17:05:17 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 18.71 4:14.317:09:31.3P
Brisbane, Australia 28.77 5:53.117:11:10.1P
Tokyo, Japan 38.98 7:21.417:12:38.4P
Beijing, China 46.81 8:24.817:13:41.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.10 8:57.617:14:14.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 58.03 9:47.917:15:04.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 68.8910:59.717:16:16.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.1912:31.217:17:48.2P
Moscow, Russia 97.6613:29.217:18:46.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 99.4213:37.117:18:54.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 100.1213:40.117:18:57.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.9513:43.817:19:00.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 104.6514:00.317:19:17.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.5614:13.217:19:30.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 109.8314:23.217:19:40.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1114:33.417:19:50.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.8314:41.017:19:58.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.9214:41.417:19:58.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.0214:55.217:20:12.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.8315:07.617:20:24.6Pdiff
London, England 119.9115:08.017:20:25.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.2915:09.717:20:26.7Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 123.5615:24.217:20:41.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 123.7815:25.217:20:42.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.0015:30.617:20:47.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.6115:51.117:21:08.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.8615:52.217:21:09.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.2216:07.117:21:24.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.4116:07.917:21:24.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.7716:09.517:21:26.5Pdiff
New York, New York 133.8716:10.017:21:27.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.1416:11.217:21:28.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.4816:30.417:21:47.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 143.4116:52.317:22:09.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.3719:46.017:25:03.0PKPdf

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