Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, January 07, 2012 at 03:21:27 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 18.42 4:06.9 3:25:33.9P
Brisbane, Australia 27.54 5:36.7 3:27:03.7P
Tokyo, Japan 39.31 7:18.4 3:28:45.4P
Beijing, China 47.83 8:26.7 3:29:53.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.76 8:41.4 3:30:08.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.64 9:52.8 3:31:19.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 67.5510:44.9 3:32:11.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.7912:22.5 3:33:49.5P
Moscow, Russia 98.9613:28.2 3:34:55.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.3013:29.7 3:34:56.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 99.8813:32.3 3:34:59.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.0813:37.6 3:35:04.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 103.5013:48.3 3:35:15.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.9014:03.4 3:35:30.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 108.6814:11.3 3:35:38.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 112.8314:29.8 3:35:56.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.8714:29.9 3:35:56.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 113.1814:31.3 3:35:58.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.4914:54.9 3:36:21.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.1614:57.9 3:36:24.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.3314:58.6 3:36:25.6Pdiff
London, England 121.1115:06.5 3:36:33.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 122.1515:11.1 3:36:38.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 122.5115:12.7 3:36:39.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.1315:19.9 3:36:46.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.9715:41.4 3:37:08.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.1515:42.2 3:37:09.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.7415:58.1 3:37:25.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.8915:58.8 3:37:25.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.1716:00.1 3:37:27.1Pdiff
New York, New York 133.3116:00.7 3:37:27.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.7016:02.4 3:37:29.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.3616:18.6 3:37:45.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.7116:37.9 3:38:04.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.2419:37.1 3:41:04.1PKPdf

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