Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 JAVA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 06:05:26 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 40.60 7:34.6 6:13:00.6P
Agana, Guam 43.16 7:55.4 6:13:21.4P
Beijing, China 48.00 8:33.7 6:13:59.7P
Brisbane, Australia 48.12 8:34.6 6:14:00.6P
Tokyo, Japan 53.01 9:11.5 6:14:37.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 68.6910:58.1 6:16:24.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 69.8411:05.3 6:16:31.3P
Moscow, Russia 84.5612:27.7 6:17:53.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.7713:29.4 6:18:55.4P
Rome, Italy 98.0313:30.6 6:18:56.6P
Bergen, Norway 102.0613:48.4 6:19:14.4Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.9713:52.5 6:19:18.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.6513:59.9 6:19:25.9Pdiff
London, England 106.2814:07.2 6:19:33.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.2815:18.2 6:20:44.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.4015:36.5 6:21:02.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 130.9215:56.6 6:21:22.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 135.8516:18.4 6:21:44.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.0116:23.6 6:21:49.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.6616:26.5 6:21:52.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 138.9116:32.0 6:21:58.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 142.1416:46.4 6:22:12.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 142.6116:48.4 6:22:14.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.8216:49.3 6:22:15.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 145.2319:30.7 6:24:56.7PKPbc
St. Louis, Missouri 145.3919:31.3 6:24:57.3PKPbc
New York, New York 146.9019:35.2 6:25:01.2PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 147.6219:36.4 6:25:02.4PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 148.5419:38.0 6:25:04.0PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.6619:39.8 6:25:05.8PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.5719:41.3 6:25:07.3PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 152.2619:43.9 6:25:09.9PKPdf
Lima, Peru 160.2119:54.8 6:25:20.8PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.6719:55.4 6:25:21.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 167.0120:01.5 6:25:27.5PKPdf

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