Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 17:59:11 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 26.17 5:20.218:04:31.2P
Brisbane, Australia 30.01 5:54.418:05:05.4P
Tokyo, Japan 44.29 7:54.518:07:05.5P
Beijing, China 48.80 8:29.618:07:40.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.46 8:57.118:08:08.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.04 9:15.818:08:26.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.2511:37.518:10:48.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.0612:51.818:12:02.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.3912:53.318:12:04.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.0913:14.718:12:25.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.1213:45.918:12:56.9Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.1514:03.818:13:14.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.3014:08.918:13:19.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.9014:24.918:13:35.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.0514:25.518:13:36.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.8214:33.418:13:44.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.2214:48.518:13:59.5Pdiff
London, England 119.7314:55.218:14:06.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.0715:05.618:14:16.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.2915:06.518:14:17.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.5315:29.818:14:40.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.5215:34.218:14:45.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.8315:48.918:14:59.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.1815:50.418:15:01.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.0815:54.418:15:05.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.7516:10.718:15:21.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.9616:16.118:15:27.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.9316:24.818:15:35.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.0616:29.818:15:40.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.2016:30.518:15:41.5Pdiff
New York, New York 141.2316:30.618:15:41.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.2516:30.718:15:41.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.8519:22.818:18:33.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 147.4119:23.818:18:34.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.7419:44.218:18:55.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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