Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 19:37:30 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 17.88 4:03.419:41:33.4P
Brisbane, Australia 26.03 5:26.219:42:56.2P
Tokyo, Japan 39.55 7:23.719:44:53.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 47.94 8:30.919:46:00.9P
Beijing, China 49.19 8:40.519:46:10.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 62.0710:12.919:47:42.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.1610:33.319:48:03.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.7612:21.119:49:51.1P
Seattle, Washington 97.6413:26.219:50:56.2P
San Francisco, California 97.8513:27.219:50:57.2P
Moscow, Russia 100.7313:40.019:51:10.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.3613:42.819:51:12.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 103.8313:53.819:51:23.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.1914:04.219:51:34.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.5314:05.719:51:35.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 110.7614:24.519:51:54.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.9714:25.419:51:55.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 114.5014:41.119:52:11.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.4214:54.119:52:24.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.6814:55.219:52:25.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 119.6415:03.919:52:33.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.1915:06.419:52:36.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 120.5815:08.119:52:38.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.3415:15.919:52:45.9Pdiff
London, England 122.6615:17.319:52:47.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.1615:37.319:53:07.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.9515:40.819:53:10.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.2315:55.419:53:25.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.7615:57.719:53:27.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.8715:58.219:53:28.2Pdiff
New York, New York 131.9615:58.619:53:28.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.5016:01.019:53:31.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.2116:13.019:53:43.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 139.0816:30.219:54:00.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.0319:37.719:57:07.7PKPdf

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