Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 at 00:08:25 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 38.95 7:26.0 0:15:51.0P
Brisbane, Australia 40.21 7:36.5 0:16:01.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.31 8:33.6 0:16:58.6P
Beijing, China 50.55 8:58.5 0:17:23.5P
Tokyo, Japan 52.28 9:11.5 0:17:36.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.0610:14.0 0:18:39.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.1211:53.7 0:20:18.7P
Moscow, Russia 91.2813:05.6 0:21:30.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.2313:10.0 0:21:35.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.5713:52.1 0:22:17.1Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.3913:55.7 0:22:20.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.6714:10.3 0:22:35.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5514:23.1 0:22:48.1Pdiff
London, England 113.3914:44.5 0:23:09.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.3915:15.6 0:23:40.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.0315:27.3 0:23:52.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.1615:45.7 0:24:10.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.2816:08.4 0:24:33.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.9416:20.2 0:24:45.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 135.9616:24.7 0:24:49.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9316:33.5 0:24:58.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2016:48.0 0:25:13.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5717:03.0 0:25:28.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.8617:04.2 0:25:29.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0919:39.4 0:28:04.4PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.7219:40.9 0:28:05.9PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 146.9619:41.3 0:28:06.3PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3319:43.6 0:28:08.6PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4419:45.5 0:28:10.5PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.5919:45.7 0:28:10.7PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9119:46.2 0:28:11.2PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.4019:47.0 0:28:12.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7219:53.6 0:28:18.6PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0220:00.6 0:28:25.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.4120:11.0 0:28:36.0PKPdf

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