Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 22:34:46 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 21.46 4:47.222:39:33.2P
Brisbane, Australia 28.76 5:56.522:40:42.5P
Tokyo, Japan 40.99 7:41.622:42:27.6P
Beijing, China 47.62 8:34.722:43:20.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.28 9:02.622:43:48.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.04 9:44.722:44:30.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.9311:22.122:46:08.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.9312:48.522:47:34.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 96.8313:29.522:48:15.5P
Moscow, Russia 97.6813:33.322:48:19.3P
Seattle, Washington 103.1213:57.522:48:43.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.0314:01.522:48:47.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.1514:10.922:48:56.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.7314:18.022:49:04.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6714:39.922:49:25.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.9114:41.022:49:27.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4814:56.822:49:42.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.8914:58.622:49:44.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.0114:59.122:49:45.1Pdiff
London, England 120.1415:13.022:49:59.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.7415:24.622:50:10.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.3515:27.322:50:13.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.5515:41.522:50:27.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.8415:42.822:50:28.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 128.0215:48.022:50:34.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.3716:07.322:50:53.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.8816:09.622:50:55.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.8516:22.822:51:08.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.3216:24.922:51:10.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.6316:26.322:51:12.3Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6916:26.522:51:12.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.8816:27.322:51:13.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.5616:48.122:51:34.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.8517:02.722:51:48.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.4519:54.622:54:40.6PKPdf

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