Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 23:40:02 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 39.09 7:27.223:47:29.2P
Brisbane, Australia 40.42 7:38.323:47:40.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.15 8:32.423:48:34.4P
Beijing, China 50.52 8:58.323:49:00.3P
Tokyo, Japan 52.35 9:12.023:49:14.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.2510:15.323:50:17.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.9011:52.523:51:54.5P
Moscow, Russia 91.1313:04.923:53:06.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.4213:10.923:53:12.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.6113:52.323:53:54.3Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4613:56.023:53:58.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.4814:09.523:54:11.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.4114:22.523:54:24.5Pdiff
London, England 113.2214:43.823:54:45.8Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.5015:16.123:55:18.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.1815:28.023:55:30.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.3215:46.423:55:48.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.4416:09.123:56:11.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 135.0616:20.723:56:22.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.1016:25.323:56:27.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.9916:33.723:56:35.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.3116:48.523:56:50.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.5817:03.023:57:05.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.9517:04.723:57:06.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0719:39.323:59:41.3PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8819:41.223:59:43.2PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.1519:41.623:59:43.6PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.3219:43.623:59:45.6PKPdf
New York, New York 149.4419:45.523:59:47.5PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6719:45.923:59:47.9PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.9219:46.323:59:48.3PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.4319:47.123:59:49.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8519:53.823:59:55.8PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.1320:00.8 0:00:02.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3720:11.0 0:00:13.0PKPdf

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