Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 19:48:51 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 39.19 7:25.419:56:16.4P
Brisbane, Australia 40.36 7:35.119:56:26.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.26 8:30.619:57:21.6P
Beijing, China 50.66 8:56.719:57:47.7P
Tokyo, Japan 52.47 9:10.219:58:01.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.1710:12.019:59:03.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.8911:49.720:00:40.7P
Moscow, Russia 91.2413:02.620:01:53.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.4813:08.320:01:59.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.4713:48.820:02:39.8Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.5813:53.720:02:44.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5614:07.020:02:58.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5314:20.120:03:11.1Pdiff
London, England 113.3314:41.420:03:32.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.6115:13.720:04:04.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.2715:25.620:04:16.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.4115:43.920:04:34.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.5316:06.620:04:57.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.1716:18.420:05:09.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.1916:22.920:05:13.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 138.1216:31.520:05:22.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.4216:46.120:05:37.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.7217:00.820:05:51.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 145.0719:33.320:08:24.3PKPbc
Bangor, Maine 146.2119:36.820:08:27.8PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.9719:38.420:08:29.4PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.2019:38.820:08:29.8PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.4619:40.920:08:31.9PKPdf
New York, New York 149.5819:42.820:08:33.8PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.7919:43.120:08:34.1PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 150.0619:43.620:08:34.6PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.5619:44.420:08:35.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7219:50.720:08:41.7PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.2419:58.020:08:49.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.5120:08.120:08:59.1PKPdf

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