Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 17:25:56 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 27.02 5:27.717:31:23.7P
Brisbane, Australia 31.10 6:03.817:31:59.8P
Tokyo, Japan 44.58 7:56.617:33:52.6P
Beijing, China 48.45 8:26.717:34:22.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 53.50 9:04.417:35:00.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.92 9:07.517:35:03.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.5611:44.517:37:40.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.6012:44.817:38:40.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 93.0512:56.117:38:52.1P
Moscow, Russia 96.2213:10.517:39:06.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 104.3013:46.417:39:42.4Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 109.1014:07.717:40:03.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.4314:13.717:40:09.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.2014:21.517:40:17.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.7114:28.217:40:24.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.2314:30.517:40:26.6Pdiff
London, England 118.8814:51.217:40:47.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.4014:53.517:40:49.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 123.1115:10.017:41:06.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.4215:11.317:41:07.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 128.3115:33.117:41:29.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.5515:38.517:41:34.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.1915:54.717:41:50.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.4415:55.817:41:51.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 134.0315:58.417:41:54.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 137.3216:13.017:42:09.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.9116:20.117:42:16.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 140.3616:26.517:42:22.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.7316:32.617:42:28.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.8016:32.917:42:28.9Pdiff
New York, New York 141.8616:33.217:42:29.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.9316:33.517:42:29.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.9919:24.517:45:20.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 148.5919:25.517:45:21.5PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.8419:45.117:45:41.1PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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