Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 17:06:37 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 26.07 5:17.117:11:54.1P
Brisbane, Australia 30.79 5:58.917:12:35.9P
Tokyo, Japan 43.89 7:48.817:14:25.8P
Beijing, China 48.15 8:22.117:14:59.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.24 9:00.217:15:37.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.26 9:07.617:15:44.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.5411:36.317:18:13.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.5212:46.417:19:23.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.1812:49.417:19:26.4P
Moscow, Russia 96.3213:08.317:19:45.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.7213:45.617:20:22.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.1214:00.717:20:37.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.4114:06.417:20:43.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.1714:18.717:20:55.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.2114:23.317:21:00.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.0414:27.017:21:04.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.3814:46.317:21:23.2Pdiff
London, England 118.9714:48.917:21:25.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.1115:02.817:21:39.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.4015:04.117:21:41.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.4015:26.317:22:03.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 128.5515:31.417:22:08.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.1715:47.517:22:24.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.4115:48.517:22:25.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.0615:51.417:22:28.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.4916:06.617:22:43.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 137.9316:13.017:22:50.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.6016:20.417:22:57.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 140.9016:26.217:23:03.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.9216:26.317:23:03.3Pdiff
New York, New York 141.0116:26.717:23:03.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.0616:26.917:23:03.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.9719:19.917:25:56.9PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.1819:22.017:25:59.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 161.8319:41.217:26:18.2PKPdf

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