Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 09:41:27 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 39.07 7:25.6 9:48:52.6P
Brisbane, Australia 40.37 7:36.4 9:49:03.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.20 8:31.3 9:49:58.3P
Beijing, China 50.54 8:57.0 9:50:24.0P
Tokyo, Japan 52.34 9:10.5 9:50:37.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.2010:13.5 9:51:40.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.9511:51.3 9:53:18.3P
Moscow, Russia 91.1713:03.6 9:54:30.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.3813:09.2 9:54:36.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.5913:50.7 9:55:17.7Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4513:54.5 9:55:21.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5314:08.1 9:55:35.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4514:21.1 9:55:48.1Pdiff
London, England 113.2714:42.5 9:56:09.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.4815:14.5 9:56:41.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.1515:26.4 9:56:53.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2915:44.7 9:57:11.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.4116:07.5 9:57:34.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.0416:19.1 9:57:46.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.0716:23.7 9:57:50.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9816:32.2 9:57:59.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2916:46.9 9:58:13.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5917:01.5 9:58:28.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9417:03.1 9:58:30.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0819:37.810:01:04.8PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8519:39.610:01:06.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.1119:40.010:01:07.0PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3319:42.110:01:09.1PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4519:43.910:01:10.9PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6619:44.310:01:11.3PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9319:44.710:01:11.7PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.4319:45.510:01:12.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8119:52.210:01:19.2PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.1119:59.210:01:26.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3920:09.410:01:36.4PKPdf

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