Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 06:42:29 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 38.84 7:21.1 6:49:50.1P
Brisbane, Australia 40.19 7:32.3 6:50:01.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.29 8:29.3 6:50:58.3P
Beijing, China 50.47 8:53.8 6:51:22.8P
Tokyo, Japan 52.18 9:06.6 6:51:35.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.0610:09.8 6:52:38.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 77.1811:49.7 6:54:18.7P
Moscow, Russia 91.2513:01.1 6:55:30.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.1413:05.2 6:55:34.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.6513:48.0 6:56:17.0Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.2813:50.8 6:56:19.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.6714:05.9 6:56:34.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.5214:18.5 6:56:47.5Pdiff
London, England 113.3714:40.0 6:57:09.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.2815:10.7 6:57:39.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 122.9315:22.5 6:57:51.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.0615:40.8 6:58:09.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.1816:03.5 6:58:32.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.8316:15.3 6:58:44.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 135.8516:19.8 6:58:48.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.8216:28.6 6:58:57.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.1016:43.1 6:59:12.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.4816:58.1 6:59:27.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.7616:59.4 6:59:28.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 146.0119:34.6 7:02:03.6PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.6219:36.2 7:02:05.2PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 146.8719:36.6 7:02:05.6PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.2419:38.9 7:02:07.9PKPdf
New York, New York 149.3419:40.7 7:02:09.7PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.4919:41.0 7:02:10.0PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.8219:41.5 7:02:10.5PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3019:42.3 7:02:11.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.7619:49.1 7:02:18.1PKPdf
Miami, Florida 159.9219:55.9 7:02:24.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.3320:06.4 7:02:35.4PKPdf

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