Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.4 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Monday, September 03, 2012 at 18:23:04 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 38.97 7:26.418:30:30.4P
Brisbane, Australia 40.31 7:37.518:30:41.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.22 8:33.118:31:37.1P
Beijing, China 50.50 8:58.318:32:02.2P
Tokyo, Japan 52.27 9:11.518:32:15.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.1610:14.818:33:18.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.0411:53.418:34:57.4P
Moscow, Russia 91.1813:05.418:36:09.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.2813:10.418:36:14.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.6313:52.518:36:56.5Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.3713:55.818:36:59.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5714:10.018:37:14.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4614:22.918:37:26.9Pdiff
London, England 113.2914:44.318:37:48.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.3915:15.818:38:19.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.0615:27.618:38:31.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2015:46.018:38:50.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3116:08.718:39:12.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.9516:20.418:39:24.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 135.9816:25.018:39:29.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9116:33.618:39:37.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2116:48.218:39:52.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5317:03.018:40:07.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.8617:04.418:40:08.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0419:39.418:42:43.4PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.7619:41.118:42:45.1PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.0119:41.618:42:45.6PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.2819:43.718:42:47.7PKPdf
New York, New York 149.3919:45.618:42:49.6PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.5819:45.918:42:49.9PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.8719:46.418:42:50.4PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3719:47.218:42:51.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8019:53.918:42:57.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0320:00.818:43:04.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3520:11.118:43:15.1PKPdf

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