Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTH OF LOMBOK, INDONESIA
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 17:16:29 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 37.10 7:06.617:23:35.6P
Brisbane, Australia 38.63 7:19.517:23:48.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.23 8:36.817:25:05.8P
Beijing, China 50.12 8:51.317:25:20.3P
Tokyo, Japan 51.05 8:58.317:25:27.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 59.7710:01.117:26:30.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 79.1612:00.917:28:29.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 90.1812:56.317:29:25.3P
Moscow, Russia 92.1013:05.117:29:34.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 101.0513:45.517:30:14.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.9713:49.617:30:18.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 106.9914:11.817:30:40.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.2414:21.817:30:50.8Pdiff
London, England 114.3614:44.617:31:13.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 118.7615:04.117:31:33.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 121.1815:14.817:31:43.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 125.2615:32.917:32:01.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 130.3915:55.717:32:24.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 133.2416:08.417:32:37.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 134.1316:12.317:32:41.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 136.6416:23.517:32:52.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 139.5516:36.417:33:05.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 143.3816:53.417:33:22.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 143.7516:55.017:33:24.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 144.7616:59.517:33:28.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 144.8917:00.117:33:29.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 145.5519:33.317:36:02.3PKPbc
Boston, Massachusetts 147.6519:38.117:36:07.1PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 148.1619:38.917:36:07.9PKPdf
New York, New York 148.5919:39.717:36:08.7PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.0019:40.317:36:09.3PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 149.3819:41.017:36:10.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.0819:48.317:36:17.3PKPdf
Miami, Florida 158.3719:54.217:36:23.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 171.7620:06.217:36:35.2PKPdf

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