Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 JAVA, INDONESIA
Monday, September 03, 2012 at 22:27:37 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 40.45 7:29.822:35:06.8P
Agana, Guam 43.66 7:55.922:35:32.9P
Beijing, China 48.21 8:31.622:36:08.6P
Brisbane, Australia 48.51 8:33.922:36:10.9P
Tokyo, Japan 53.40 9:10.622:36:47.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 68.9910:56.022:38:33.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 69.3310:58.122:38:35.1P
Moscow, Russia 84.3912:22.722:39:59.7P
Rome, Italy 97.7213:25.022:41:02.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 98.3013:27.522:41:04.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 101.9113:43.522:41:20.5Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 103.3313:49.822:41:26.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.5013:55.022:41:32.0Pdiff
London, England 106.0514:01.922:41:38.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.6915:15.822:42:52.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.8615:34.322:43:11.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 131.4015:54.422:43:31.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.3216:16.322:43:53.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.4216:21.222:43:58.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9416:23.522:44:00.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.3416:29.722:44:06.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.2816:42.822:44:19.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 142.6716:44.522:44:21.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 143.1916:46.822:44:23.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.3219:26.722:47:03.7PKPbc
St. Louis, Missouri 145.7119:27.922:47:04.9PKPbc
New York, New York 147.0219:31.022:47:08.0PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 147.7619:32.222:47:09.2PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 148.7019:33.822:47:10.8PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.9419:35.822:47:12.8PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 151.0419:37.622:47:14.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.7719:40.322:47:17.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 160.1919:50.322:47:27.3PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.9519:51.222:47:28.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 166.8319:56.922:47:33.9PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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