Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Friday, September 21, 2012 at 00:30:43 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 31.87 6:22.1 0:37:05.1P
Brisbane, Australia 35.55 6:54.1 0:37:37.1P
Tokyo, Japan 47.14 8:29.1 0:39:12.1P
Beijing, China 48.23 8:37.6 0:39:20.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 49.92 8:50.5 0:39:33.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 57.45 9:45.7 0:40:28.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 84.2712:28.6 0:43:11.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 84.6512:30.5 0:43:13.5P
Moscow, Russia 93.2113:11.2 0:43:54.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 96.7113:27.1 0:44:10.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.9713:59.3 0:44:42.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 109.4714:23.7 0:45:06.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 109.8814:25.6 0:45:08.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 113.8214:43.0 0:45:26.0Pdiff
London, England 115.7814:51.8 0:45:34.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 115.8614:52.1 0:45:35.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 119.8615:09.8 0:45:52.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 125.0015:32.7 0:46:15.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 128.1615:46.7 0:46:29.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 128.8415:49.7 0:46:32.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 132.3016:05.1 0:46:48.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 134.5316:15.0 0:46:58.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 138.6316:33.2 0:47:16.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 139.2916:36.1 0:47:19.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 139.3716:36.5 0:47:19.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 140.2916:40.5 0:47:23.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 142.6816:51.1 0:47:34.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 143.4816:54.7 0:47:37.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 144.4716:59.1 0:47:42.1Pdiff
New York, New York 145.0519:32.6 0:50:15.6PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 145.3019:33.5 0:50:16.5PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 145.4519:33.9 0:50:16.9PKPbc
Lima, Peru 152.7419:47.2 0:50:30.2PKPdf
Miami, Florida 153.2719:48.0 0:50:31.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.6620:04.6 0:50:47.6PKPdf

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