Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 NEAR S COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 12:22:11 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 21.08 4:43.012:26:54.0P
Brisbane, Australia 28.88 5:57.412:28:08.4P
Tokyo, Japan 40.65 7:38.712:29:49.7P
Beijing, China 47.40 8:32.812:30:43.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.38 9:03.212:31:14.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.03 9:44.412:31:55.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.6011:20.012:33:31.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.5612:46.612:34:57.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 97.0613:30.412:35:41.4P
Moscow, Russia 97.5513:32.612:35:43.6P
Seattle, Washington 102.7413:55.712:36:06.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.6713:59.812:36:10.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.4314:12.012:36:23.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.3814:16.312:36:27.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4814:38.912:36:49.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.5614:39.212:36:50.2Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.4214:56.412:37:07.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 116.5214:56.812:37:07.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.6514:57.412:37:08.4Pdiff
London, England 119.9915:12.212:37:23.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 122.3615:22.812:37:33.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.9815:25.512:37:36.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.2415:40.012:37:51.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.5015:41.212:37:52.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.6415:46.212:37:57.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.9916:05.512:38:16.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.5116:07.812:38:18.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.4816:21.012:38:32.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 135.9416:23.012:38:34.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.2616:24.512:38:35.4Pdiff
New York, New York 136.3216:24.712:38:35.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.5016:25.512:38:36.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 141.2016:46.412:38:57.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.8117:02.412:39:13.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.0919:53.912:42:04.9PKPdf

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