Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SERAM, INDONESIA
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 23:04:19 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 24.33 5:11.423:09:30.4P
Brisbane, Australia 34.43 6:40.923:10:59.9P
Tokyo, Japan 40.71 7:33.923:11:52.9P
Beijing, China 44.26 8:02.723:12:21.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 50.74 8:53.023:13:12.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.95 9:38.323:13:57.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.4611:48.223:16:07.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.6712:50.623:17:09.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.1312:52.723:17:11.7P
Moscow, Russia 92.4713:03.523:17:22.5P
Seattle, Washington 106.3614:05.723:18:24.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.2314:14.023:18:33.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.3114:14.423:18:33.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.4914:15.223:18:34.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.4614:23.923:18:42.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 112.3414:32.323:18:51.2Pdiff
London, England 115.1014:44.523:19:03.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 117.4814:55.123:19:14.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6315:09.123:19:28.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.2915:12.023:19:31.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.1415:29.123:19:48.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.0215:37.423:19:56.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.2315:56.123:20:15.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 131.8315:58.823:20:17.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.2116:00.523:20:19.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 133.7116:07.123:20:26.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.0916:17.723:20:36.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 136.5616:19.823:20:38.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.0616:26.423:20:45.4Pdiff
New York, New York 138.3516:27.723:20:46.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.4916:28.323:20:47.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.5016:28.423:20:47.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.7319:30.523:23:49.5PKPbc
Lima, Peru 151.4919:40.923:23:59.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 160.2819:53.023:24:12.0PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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