Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 12:42:50 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 25.81 5:16.612:48:06.6P
Tokyo, Japan 38.78 7:09.212:49:59.2P
Beijing, China 39.82 7:17.912:50:07.9P
Brisbane, Australia 40.38 7:22.512:50:12.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.73 7:57.612:50:47.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 62.8710:09.412:52:59.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 80.4511:54.512:54:44.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.4812:20.312:55:10.3P
Moscow, Russia 86.7312:26.412:55:16.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.7012:35.712:55:25.7P
Bergen, Norway 102.7913:39.512:56:29.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.4813:47.012:56:37.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.5913:56.412:56:46.4Pdiff
London, England 109.3914:08.812:56:58.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 109.6014:09.712:56:59.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.4914:22.512:57:12.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.9314:28.912:57:18.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.9714:51.312:57:41.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 121.1815:01.212:57:51.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 122.4115:06.612:57:56.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.3015:15.012:58:05.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 127.4015:28.812:58:18.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 131.0715:45.012:58:35.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.8015:48.312:58:38.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.6215:56.412:58:46.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.0615:58.312:58:48.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 134.8816:01.912:58:51.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.8216:06.112:58:56.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.9116:06.512:58:56.5Pdiff
New York, New York 136.6016:09.612:58:59.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.9116:11.012:59:01.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.1716:12.112:59:02.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 146.2119:21.213:02:11.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.4819:38.613:02:28.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.6019:41.313:02:31.3PKPdf

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