Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 17:41:05 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 38.97 7:23.517:48:28.5P
Brisbane, Australia 40.36 7:35.017:48:40.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.17 8:29.717:49:34.8P
Beijing, China 50.46 8:55.017:50:00.0P
Tokyo, Japan 52.24 9:08.417:50:13.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.2110:12.117:51:17.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.0111:50.217:52:55.2P
Moscow, Russia 91.1313:02.017:54:07.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.2913:07.417:54:12.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.6713:49.617:54:54.6Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.3513:52.617:54:57.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5214:06.717:55:11.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4114:19.517:55:24.5Pdiff
London, England 113.2414:40.917:55:45.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.3815:12.617:56:17.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.0615:24.517:56:29.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2015:42.917:56:47.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3116:05.617:57:10.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.9416:17.317:57:22.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 135.9716:21.817:57:26.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.8916:30.317:57:35.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2016:45.017:57:50.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5016:59.717:58:04.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.8417:01.217:58:06.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0019:36.118:00:41.1PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.7619:37.918:00:42.9PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.0319:38.418:00:43.4PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.2519:40.418:00:45.4PKPdf
New York, New York 149.3619:42.318:00:47.3PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.5619:42.618:00:47.6PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.8419:43.118:00:48.1PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3419:43.918:00:48.9PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8519:50.818:00:55.8PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0119:57.618:01:02.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3120:07.918:01:12.9PKPdf

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