Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 at 12:07:29 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 39.04 7:23.912:14:52.9P
Brisbane, Australia 40.39 7:35.112:15:04.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.17 8:29.612:15:58.6P
Beijing, China 50.50 8:55.212:16:24.2P
Tokyo, Japan 52.31 9:08.712:16:37.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.2310:12.112:17:41.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.9511:49.712:19:18.7P
Moscow, Russia 91.1413:01.912:20:30.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.3613:07.512:20:36.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.6313:49.212:21:18.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4213:52.712:21:21.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5114:06.412:21:35.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4214:19.412:21:48.4Pdiff
London, England 113.2414:40.812:22:09.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.4515:12.812:22:41.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.1315:24.712:22:53.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2715:43.012:23:12.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3916:05.812:23:34.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.0116:17.412:23:46.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.0516:22.012:23:51.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9516:30.512:23:59.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2616:45.212:24:14.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5516:59.712:24:28.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9117:01.312:24:30.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0419:36.112:27:05.1PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8319:37.912:27:06.9PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.1019:38.312:27:07.3PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.2919:40.412:27:09.4PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4119:42.212:27:11.2PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6319:42.612:27:11.6PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.8919:43.012:27:12.0PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3919:43.812:27:12.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8419:50.612:27:19.6PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0819:57.512:27:26.5PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3520:07.812:27:36.8PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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