Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 19:19:00 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 26.83 5:25.319:24:25.3P
Brisbane, Australia 30.59 5:58.619:24:58.6P
Tokyo, Japan 44.63 7:56.219:26:56.2P
Beijing, China 48.73 8:28.019:27:28.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.01 8:60.019:28:00.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 54.43 9:10.319:28:10.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.1511:41.319:30:41.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.1212:46.319:31:46.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.9512:54.719:31:54.7P
Moscow, Russia 96.6613:11.619:32:11.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.0813:44.519:32:44.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.8814:05.819:33:05.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.1214:11.319:33:11.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6014:22.319:33:22.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.9014:28.119:33:28.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 114.2214:29.519:33:29.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.0714:51.019:33:51.0Pdiff
London, England 119.3214:52.219:33:52.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.8515:07.819:34:07.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.1115:09.019:34:09.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.1715:31.419:34:31.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.2915:36.419:34:36.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.7515:51.819:34:51.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.0615:53.219:34:53.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.8115:56.519:34:56.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.2616:11.819:35:11.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.6916:18.119:35:18.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 140.3616:25.619:35:25.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.6716:31.419:35:31.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.6916:31.419:35:31.4Pdiff
New York, New York 141.7816:31.919:35:31.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.8316:32.119:35:32.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.6819:23.019:38:23.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.0719:23.619:38:23.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.5519:43.819:38:43.8PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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