Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 21:06:10 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 26.15 5:20.121:11:30.1P
Brisbane, Australia 30.61 5:59.721:12:09.7P
Tokyo, Japan 44.03 7:52.421:14:02.4P
Beijing, China 48.33 8:26.021:14:36.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.06 9:01.521:15:11.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.43 9:11.421:15:21.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.5311:39.121:17:49.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.5912:49.621:18:59.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.2912:52.921:19:02.9P
Moscow, Russia 96.5113:12.121:19:22.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.5413:47.821:19:57.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.1914:04.021:20:14.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.4514:09.521:20:19.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.3514:22.421:20:32.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.2414:26.421:20:36.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.2214:30.721:20:40.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.4114:49.321:20:59.3Pdiff
London, England 119.1614:52.621:21:02.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.1715:06.021:21:16.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.4415:07.221:21:17.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.4915:29.621:21:39.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.6115:34.621:21:44.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.1615:50.321:22:00.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.4215:51.521:22:01.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.1315:54.721:22:04.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.6116:10.121:22:20.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.0016:16.321:22:26.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.7316:24.021:22:34.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.0016:29.621:22:39.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.0416:29.821:22:39.8Pdiff
New York, New York 141.1216:30.121:22:40.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.1616:30.321:22:40.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.0119:23.121:25:33.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.0219:24.821:25:34.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.8819:44.421:25:54.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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