Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 09:03:41 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 22.38 4:54.7 9:08:35.7P
Brisbane, Australia 34.63 6:45.4 9:10:26.4P
Tokyo, Japan 38.95 7:22.1 9:11:03.1P
Beijing, China 43.12 7:56.3 9:11:37.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.82 8:56.5 9:12:37.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 57.19 9:42.9 9:13:23.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.6911:41.3 9:15:22.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7612:44.8 9:16:25.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.4713:02.1 9:16:43.1P
Moscow, Russia 92.0113:04.6 9:16:45.6P
Seattle, Washington 104.4014:00.2 9:17:41.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.3814:09.0 9:17:50.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 107.5014:14.0 9:17:55.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 109.8414:24.4 9:18:05.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.3914:26.8 9:18:07.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.4214:27.0 9:18:08.0Pdiff
London, England 114.5914:45.5 9:18:26.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.5614:49.8 9:18:30.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.6815:03.6 9:18:44.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.3515:06.6 9:18:47.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.2115:23.7 9:19:04.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.0715:32.0 9:19:13.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.2715:50.7 9:19:31.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.9515:53.6 9:19:34.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.4315:55.8 9:19:36.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.8716:02.2 9:19:43.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.1416:12.2 9:19:53.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.7816:15.1 9:19:56.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.2316:21.5 9:20:02.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.4816:22.7 9:20:03.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.5816:23.1 9:20:04.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6116:23.2 9:20:04.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.7816:55.0 9:20:36.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 151.1419:43.7 9:23:24.7PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.3219:54.0 9:23:35.0PKPdf

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