Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 06:44:17 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 17.15 3:56.1 6:48:13.1Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.51 5:41.9 6:49:58.9P
Tokyo, Japan 38.47 7:17.1 6:51:34.1P
Beijing, China 47.71 8:31.7 6:52:48.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.50 8:45.5 6:53:02.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 60.4710:04.8 6:54:21.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 65.7910:40.0 6:54:57.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.3512:21.9 6:56:38.9P
Seattle, Washington 97.6513:29.2 6:57:46.2P
San Francisco, California 98.1513:31.4 6:57:48.4P
Moscow, Russia 99.1813:35.9 6:57:52.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 101.7513:47.4 6:58:04.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.6813:51.5 6:58:08.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 106.9314:10.4 6:58:27.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.4514:12.7 6:58:29.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.1014:28.9 6:58:45.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.1614:29.2 6:58:46.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 113.0514:37.5 6:58:54.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.5714:57.6 6:59:14.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.6214:57.8 6:59:14.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.9815:03.9 6:59:20.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.4015:10.1 6:59:27.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 120.7515:11.7 6:59:28.7Pdiff
London, England 121.1515:13.5 6:59:30.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.4515:19.3 6:59:36.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.2915:40.7 6:59:57.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.6615:42.4 6:59:59.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.1515:57.9 7:00:14.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.4715:59.3 7:00:16.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.6115:59.9 7:00:16.9Pdiff
New York, New York 131.7716:00.6 7:00:17.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.2116:02.6 7:00:19.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.6116:17.7 7:00:34.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 140.6016:39.8 7:00:56.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.4819:41.5 7:03:58.5PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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