Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 at 04:27:13 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 38.92 7:25.5 4:34:38.5P
Brisbane, Australia 40.18 7:36.1 4:34:49.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.33 8:33.6 4:35:46.6P
Beijing, China 50.55 8:58.3 4:36:11.3P
Tokyo, Japan 52.27 9:11.2 4:36:24.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.0310:13.6 4:37:26.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.1611:53.7 4:39:06.7P
Moscow, Russia 91.3013:05.5 4:40:18.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.1913:09.7 4:40:22.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.5713:51.9 4:41:04.9Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.3713:55.4 4:41:08.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.7014:10.2 4:41:23.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5714:23.0 4:41:36.0Pdiff
London, England 113.4114:44.5 4:41:57.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.3615:15.3 4:42:28.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.0015:27.0 4:42:40.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.1315:45.4 4:42:58.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.2516:08.1 4:43:21.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.9116:19.9 4:43:32.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 135.9316:24.4 4:43:37.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9116:33.2 4:43:46.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.1716:47.7 4:44:00.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5617:02.7 4:44:15.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.8417:04.0 4:44:17.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0919:39.2 4:46:52.2PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.6919:40.6 4:46:53.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 146.9219:41.0 4:46:54.0PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3319:43.4 4:46:56.4PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4319:45.3 4:46:58.3PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.5719:45.5 4:46:58.5PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9019:46.0 4:46:59.0PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3919:46.8 4:46:59.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7019:53.4 4:47:06.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0020:00.4 4:47:13.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.4120:10.8 4:47:23.8PKPdf

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