Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 13:43:33 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 21.13 4:43.513:48:16.5P
Brisbane, Australia 28.82 5:56.813:49:29.8P
Tokyo, Japan 40.71 7:39.113:51:12.1P
Beijing, China 47.46 8:33.213:52:06.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.33 9:02.713:52:35.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.07 9:44.613:53:17.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.6111:20.013:54:53.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.6012:46.713:56:19.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.0713:30.413:57:03.4P
Moscow, Russia 97.6013:32.813:57:05.8P
Seattle, Washington 102.7813:55.713:57:28.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.6913:59.813:57:32.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.3714:11.713:57:44.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.4114:16.313:57:49.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.5414:39.113:58:12.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.5814:39.213:58:12.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4714:56.513:58:29.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.5514:56.913:58:29.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.6714:57.413:58:30.4Pdiff
London, England 120.0415:12.413:58:45.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.4115:22.913:58:55.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.0115:25.513:58:58.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.2515:39.913:59:12.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.5215:41.113:59:14.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.6815:46.313:59:19.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.0416:05.613:59:38.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.5516:07.913:59:40.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.5316:21.113:59:54.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.9816:23.113:59:56.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.3016:24.513:59:57.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.3616:24.813:59:57.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5516:25.613:59:58.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.2316:46.414:00:19.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.7717:02.114:00:35.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.1219:53.914:03:26.9PKPdf

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