Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 05:24:45 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 34.17 6:33.9 5:31:18.9P
Brisbane, Australia 37.71 7:04.0 5:31:49.0P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.23 8:28.8 5:33:13.8P
Beijing, China 48.32 8:29.4 5:33:14.4P
Tokyo, Japan 48.44 8:30.4 5:33:15.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 59.33 9:49.6 5:34:34.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 81.4412:04.1 5:36:49.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 87.3712:34.0 5:37:19.0P
Moscow, Russia 91.8412:54.8 5:37:39.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 98.3213:24.2 5:38:09.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.7813:48.4 5:38:33.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 107.5114:05.0 5:38:50.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.7514:10.5 5:38:55.5Pdiff
London, England 114.3014:35.1 5:39:20.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 115.8714:42.1 5:39:27.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 118.2514:52.6 5:39:37.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 122.3315:10.8 5:39:55.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 127.4615:33.5 5:40:18.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 130.3315:46.3 5:40:31.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 131.2015:50.1 5:40:35.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 133.9316:02.3 5:40:47.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 136.6516:14.3 5:40:59.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 140.5516:31.6 5:41:16.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 141.3816:35.3 5:41:20.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 141.8516:37.4 5:41:22.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 142.1216:38.6 5:41:23.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 143.4316:44.4 5:41:29.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 145.3519:23.3 5:44:08.3PKPbc
Boston, Massachusetts 145.4119:23.4 5:44:08.4PKPbc
New York, New York 146.2019:25.9 5:44:10.9PKPbc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 146.5419:26.5 5:44:11.5PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 146.8319:27.0 5:44:12.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.3419:39.0 5:44:24.0PKPdf
Miami, Florida 155.4719:40.6 5:44:25.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 169.2719:55.1 5:44:40.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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