Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 22:10:25 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 24.99 5:08.922:15:33.9P
Tokyo, Japan 38.61 7:07.522:17:32.5P
Brisbane, Australia 39.36 7:13.722:17:38.7P
Beijing, China 40.27 7:21.222:17:46.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.81 8:05.722:18:30.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.8710:02.322:20:27.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 79.4811:48.822:22:13.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.6412:25.522:22:50.5P
Moscow, Russia 87.6312:30.322:22:55.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.4012:33.822:22:58.8P
Bergen, Norway 103.5813:42.522:24:07.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.5213:51.222:24:16.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 106.0813:53.622:24:18.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 108.9114:06.222:24:31.2Pdiff
London, England 110.2914:12.322:24:37.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.1314:20.522:24:45.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 113.1914:25.222:24:50.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 118.2514:47.722:25:12.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 120.6314:58.222:25:23.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 121.7615:03.222:25:28.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 124.0115:13.222:25:38.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.8915:26.022:25:51.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.6515:42.722:26:07.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.7315:47.522:26:12.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 132.8715:52.622:26:17.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.9915:57.522:26:22.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.1215:58.122:26:23.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.4416:04.022:26:29.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.9016:06.022:26:31.0Pdiff
New York, New York 136.5116:08.722:26:33.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.7916:09.922:26:34.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.9916:10.922:26:35.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 145.7119:19.322:29:44.2PKPbc
Lima, Peru 156.3419:36.622:30:01.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.3819:40.522:30:05.5PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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