Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 10:09:46 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 42.85 7:54.510:17:40.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.16 7:57.110:17:43.1P
Brisbane, Australia 45.75 8:17.810:18:03.8P
Beijing, China 49.78 8:49.010:18:35.0P
Tokyo, Japan 53.90 9:19.710:19:05.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.1610:43.910:20:29.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 71.4511:16.910:21:02.9P
Moscow, Russia 87.1312:42.310:22:28.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 97.0313:28.010:23:14.0P
Rome, Italy 100.5513:43.710:23:29.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.6913:53.110:23:39.1Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 104.0213:59.010:23:45.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 104.6214:01.710:23:47.7Pdiff
London, England 108.8614:20.510:24:06.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.9615:23.110:25:09.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 126.5815:39.210:25:25.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 130.9715:58.710:25:44.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 135.9916:20.910:26:06.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 137.6816:28.510:26:14.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 139.0516:34.510:26:20.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.2816:35.610:26:21.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 143.6616:55.010:26:41.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.0916:56.910:26:42.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 144.7816:60.010:26:46.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 146.5919:36.710:29:22.7PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 147.3319:37.910:29:23.9PKPdf
New York, New York 148.8919:40.510:29:26.5PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.5719:41.710:29:27.7PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3919:43.010:29:29.0PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 150.6719:43.410:29:29.4PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 151.0219:44.010:29:30.0PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 151.7519:45.110:29:31.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.8719:53.910:29:39.9PKPdf
Miami, Florida 161.9919:58.810:29:44.8PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 169.5720:05.410:29:51.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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