Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 19:38:22 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 16.23 3:45.119:42:07.1Pn
Brisbane, Australia 29.82 6:03.319:44:25.3P
Tokyo, Japan 36.85 7:04.419:45:26.4P
Beijing, China 45.47 8:15.219:46:37.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.89 9:04.619:47:26.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 58.06 9:49.119:48:11.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.7310:47.219:49:09.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.7012:19.719:50:41.7P
Moscow, Russia 96.7913:26.519:51:48.5P
Seattle, Washington 97.6213:30.219:51:52.2P
San Francisco, California 98.5413:34.319:51:56.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 100.9413:45.019:52:07.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.2913:51.019:52:13.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.4714:13.919:52:36.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 109.3714:22.419:52:44.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.8214:28.819:52:50.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.3814:31.319:52:53.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.5314:32.019:52:54.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.5414:54.219:53:16.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.3114:57.719:53:19.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.8314:60.019:53:22.0Pdiff
London, England 118.8315:04.419:53:26.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 121.4615:16.119:53:38.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.5015:16.219:53:38.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.5115:20.719:53:42.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.1115:41.219:54:03.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.3715:42.319:54:04.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.7515:57.319:54:19.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.9015:58.019:54:20.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.2615:59.619:54:21.6Pdiff
New York, New York 131.3616:00.019:54:22.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 131.6516:01.319:54:23.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.0916:21.019:54:43.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 142.9016:51.219:55:13.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.9819:43.519:58:05.5PKPdf

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