Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, January 04, 2012 at 15:35:51 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 26.08 5:19.815:41:10.8P
Brisbane, Australia 30.49 5:58.915:41:49.9P
Tokyo, Japan 44.02 7:52.615:43:43.6P
Beijing, China 48.38 8:26.815:44:17.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.95 9:01.015:44:52.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.55 9:12.715:45:03.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.4111:38.715:47:29.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.7412:50.715:48:41.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.2312:53.015:48:44.0P
Moscow, Russia 96.6113:12.915:49:03.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.5113:48.015:49:39.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.1114:04.015:49:55.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.3414:09.515:50:00.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4414:23.215:50:14.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.1214:26.215:50:17.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.3414:31.615:50:22.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.3014:49.215:50:40.2Pdiff
London, England 119.2614:53.515:50:44.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.0715:06.015:50:57.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.3315:07.115:50:58.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.4215:29.715:51:20.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.5215:34.615:51:25.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.0215:50.115:51:41.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.3015:51.415:51:42.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.0415:54.715:51:45.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.5616:10.315:52:01.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.9216:16.315:52:07.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.7016:24.215:52:15.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.9416:29.715:52:20.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.0016:30.015:52:21.0Pdiff
New York, New York 141.0716:30.315:52:21.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.1116:30.515:52:21.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.9019:23.315:55:14.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.8919:25.015:55:16.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.7719:44.715:55:35.7PKPdf

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