Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 TIMOR REGION
Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 19:41:34 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 30.52 6:08.119:47:42.1P
Brisbane, Australia 32.01 6:21.119:47:55.1P
Tokyo, Japan 47.39 8:28.719:50:02.7P
Beijing, China 50.02 8:48.819:50:22.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.27 9:13.119:50:47.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.06 9:18.919:50:52.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 82.0912:14.719:53:48.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 87.6212:42.419:54:16.4P
Moscow, Russia 96.2813:22.419:54:56.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 96.3113:22.519:54:56.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.4013:49.619:55:23.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 112.6314:35.019:56:09.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.7114:35.419:56:09.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.9314:36.419:56:10.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 114.0414:41.319:56:15.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 117.8414:58.219:56:32.2Pdiff
London, England 118.9115:02.919:56:36.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 123.0215:21.119:56:55.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 126.7015:37.519:57:11.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 127.0315:39.019:57:13.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 131.7015:59.719:57:33.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 133.1316:06.019:57:40.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 136.6516:21.619:57:55.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 137.0216:23.319:57:57.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 137.5616:25.719:57:59.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 140.4216:38.419:58:12.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 142.4316:47.319:58:21.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.2416:50.919:58:24.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 144.7616:57.719:58:31.7Pdiff
New York, New York 145.0419:29.820:01:03.8PKPbc
Washington, D.C. 145.1219:30.120:01:04.1PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 145.1719:30.220:01:04.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 149.3919:39.020:01:13.0PKPdf
Miami, Florida 151.6019:42.620:01:16.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 166.4420:00.720:01:34.7PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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