Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 SERAM, INDONESIA
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:00:24 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 22.39 4:56.2 1:05:20.2P
Brisbane, Australia 33.38 6:35.9 1:06:59.9P
Tokyo, Japan 39.60 7:28.9 1:07:52.9P
Beijing, China 44.19 8:06.4 1:08:30.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.07 9:07.2 1:09:31.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.93 9:35.5 1:09:59.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.2211:40.2 1:12:04.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.1212:48.1 1:13:12.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.3313:07.7 1:13:31.7P
Moscow, Russia 93.2413:11.9 1:13:35.9P
Seattle, Washington 104.4914:02.3 1:14:26.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.2514:10.1 1:14:34.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.6814:20.9 1:14:44.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.8714:21.7 1:14:45.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.2314:27.7 1:14:51.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.6514:34.0 1:14:58.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.3814:50.6 1:15:14.6Pdiff
London, England 115.8214:52.5 1:15:16.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.6815:05.2 1:15:29.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.2415:07.7 1:15:31.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.4815:26.6 1:15:50.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.0915:33.7 1:15:57.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.4015:52.8 1:16:16.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.6815:54.0 1:16:18.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9815:55.4 1:16:19.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.3416:05.9 1:16:29.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.2716:14.5 1:16:38.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.3616:19.3 1:16:43.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.7416:25.4 1:16:49.4Pdiff
New York, New York 136.9116:26.2 1:16:50.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.9216:26.2 1:16:50.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.0016:26.6 1:16:50.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.7316:56.4 1:17:20.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.9319:43.4 1:20:07.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.4119:55.8 1:20:19.8PKPdf

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