Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 6.1 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, September 08, 2012 at 10:51:44 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 19.17 4:22.110:56:06.1P
Brisbane, Australia 29.65 6:04.110:57:48.1P
Tokyo, Japan 38.91 7:24.010:59:08.0P
Beijing, China 46.17 8:23.011:00:07.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.06 9:08.111:00:52.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 56.83 9:42.911:01:26.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 70.0411:10.311:02:54.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.6512:37.111:04:21.1P
Moscow, Russia 96.7513:28.911:05:12.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 98.0913:34.811:05:18.8P
Seattle, Washington 100.8713:47.211:05:31.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.8913:51.711:05:35.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.6514:08.411:05:52.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.9314:18.511:06:02.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.8214:31.411:06:15.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.4014:33.911:06:17.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6914:48.511:06:32.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.8814:49.411:06:33.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 115.9514:54.111:06:38.1Pdiff
London, England 119.0815:08.011:06:52.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.4615:14.211:06:58.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.1515:17.211:07:01.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 124.7415:33.111:07:17.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 124.8515:33.611:07:17.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.7815:37.811:07:21.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 130.0915:56.911:07:40.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.6515:59.411:07:43.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.5916:12.411:07:56.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 134.0416:14.411:07:58.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.3516:15.811:07:59.8Pdiff
New York, New York 134.4116:16.111:08:00.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.6016:16.911:08:00.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.4416:38.411:08:22.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.7017:01.711:08:45.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.3319:51.211:11:35.2PKPdf

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