Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 09:10:32 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 23.25 5:05.1 9:15:37.1P
Brisbane, Australia 34.15 6:42.5 9:17:14.5P
Tokyo, Japan 39.93 7:31.5 9:18:03.5P
Beijing, China 43.94 8:04.3 9:18:36.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.16 9:00.3 9:19:32.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.69 9:40.8 9:20:12.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.3411:46.5 9:22:18.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.7212:50.8 9:23:22.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.1313:02.1 9:23:34.1P
Moscow, Russia 92.5913:08.8 9:23:40.8P
Seattle, Washington 105.3114:05.8 9:24:37.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.2114:14.2 9:24:46.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.1914:18.5 9:24:50.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.9414:21.9 9:24:53.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.8114:30.2 9:25:02.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.2214:32.0 9:25:04.0Pdiff
London, England 115.1914:49.7 9:25:21.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.3614:54.8 9:25:26.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.5615:09.0 9:25:41.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.1915:11.8 9:25:43.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.1615:29.4 9:26:01.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.9515:37.4 9:26:09.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.1915:56.2 9:26:28.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7115:58.5 9:26:30.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.0916:00.2 9:26:32.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.8416:08.0 9:26:40.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.0616:17.8 9:26:49.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.7616:20.9 9:26:52.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.2116:27.4 9:26:59.4Pdiff
New York, New York 137.4516:28.5 9:27:00.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.5416:28.8 9:27:00.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.5816:29.0 9:27:01.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.6417:00.4 9:27:32.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 150.9419:44.9 9:30:16.9PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.2319:56.7 9:30:28.7PKPdf

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