Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 BANDA SEA
Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 12:33:54 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 24.24 5:04.812:38:58.8P
Brisbane, Australia 30.13 5:57.412:39:51.4P
Tokyo, Japan 42.62 7:43.212:41:37.2P
Beijing, China 47.71 8:23.412:42:17.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 52.66 9:00.812:42:54.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 55.07 9:18.312:43:12.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.4911:30.012:45:24.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.5112:47.112:46:41.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 93.3913:00.412:46:54.4P
Moscow, Russia 96.6413:15.112:47:09.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.4413:54.212:47:48.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.2213:57.712:47:51.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.4014:02.912:47:56.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.1814:19.712:48:13.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1914:24.212:48:18.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.7814:35.712:48:29.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.3514:42.712:48:36.7Pdiff
London, England 119.2414:55.512:48:49.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.1514:59.512:48:53.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.3915:00.612:48:54.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.6115:23.812:49:17.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.6015:28.112:49:22.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.1315:43.812:49:37.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.3615:44.912:49:38.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.1515:48.412:49:42.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.8916:05.012:49:59.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 136.0316:10.012:50:04.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.1316:19.412:50:13.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 139.1516:23.912:50:17.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 139.3516:24.812:50:18.8Pdiff
New York, New York 139.3516:24.712:50:18.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 139.3616:24.812:50:18.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.9616:49.612:50:43.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 147.1919:26.012:53:20.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.8319:44.712:53:38.7PKPdf

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