Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 05:21:10 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 39.05 7:24.3 5:28:34.3P
Brisbane, Australia 40.31 7:34.8 5:28:44.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.25 8:30.6 5:29:40.6P
Beijing, China 50.57 8:56.1 5:30:06.1P
Tokyo, Japan 52.35 9:09.4 5:30:19.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.1410:11.9 5:31:21.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.0011:50.4 5:33:00.4P
Moscow, Russia 91.2213:02.6 5:34:12.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.3413:07.8 5:34:17.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.5613:49.3 5:34:59.3Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4513:53.3 5:35:03.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5914:07.2 5:35:17.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5014:20.1 5:35:30.1Pdiff
London, England 113.3214:41.5 5:35:51.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.4715:13.2 5:36:23.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.1315:25.0 5:36:35.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2715:43.4 5:36:53.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3916:06.1 5:37:16.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.0316:17.9 5:37:27.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.0516:22.4 5:37:32.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9916:31.0 5:37:41.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2916:45.6 5:37:55.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.6117:00.4 5:38:10.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9417:01.8 5:38:11.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.1119:36.7 5:40:46.7PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8319:38.3 5:40:48.3PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.0719:38.7 5:40:48.7PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3619:40.9 5:40:50.9PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4719:42.7 5:40:52.7PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6619:43.0 5:40:53.0PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9519:43.5 5:40:53.5PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.4419:44.3 5:40:54.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7619:50.9 5:41:00.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.1019:57.9 5:41:07.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.4220:08.2 5:41:18.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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