Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 09:39:15 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 39.05 7:27.4 9:46:42.4P
Brisbane, Australia 40.34 7:38.1 9:46:53.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.22 8:33.5 9:47:48.5P
Beijing, China 50.55 8:59.0 9:48:14.0P
Tokyo, Japan 52.34 9:12.5 9:48:27.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.1710:15.3 9:49:30.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.9811:53.5 9:51:08.5P
Moscow, Russia 91.1913:05.8 9:52:20.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.3513:11.2 9:52:26.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.5813:52.7 9:53:07.7Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4413:56.6 9:53:11.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5614:10.4 9:53:25.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4814:23.3 9:53:38.3Pdiff
London, England 113.3014:44.7 9:53:59.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.4715:16.6 9:54:31.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.1315:28.4 9:54:43.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2715:46.8 9:55:01.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3916:09.5 9:55:24.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.0316:21.2 9:55:36.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.0516:25.8 9:55:40.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9816:34.3 9:55:49.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2816:49.0 9:56:04.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5917:03.6 9:56:18.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9317:05.2 9:56:20.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0919:40.0 9:58:55.0PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8319:41.7 9:58:56.7PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.0819:42.1 9:58:57.1PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3419:44.3 9:58:59.3PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4619:46.1 9:59:01.1PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6519:46.4 9:59:01.4PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9319:46.9 9:59:01.9PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.4319:47.7 9:59:02.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7919:54.4 9:59:09.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.1020:01.3 9:59:16.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.4020:11.6 9:59:26.6PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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