Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 CELEBES SEA
Friday, November 23, 2012 at 13:12:38 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 23.60 4:27.913:17:05.9P
Tokyo, Japan 35.27 6:08.413:18:46.4P
Beijing, China 36.35 6:17.313:18:55.3P
Brisbane, Australia 42.61 7:07.613:19:45.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.93 7:10.013:19:48.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.16 9:46.513:22:24.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.6211:04.613:23:42.6P
Moscow, Russia 84.1111:32.713:24:10.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.2911:38.413:24:16.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.1511:42.513:24:20.5P
Bergen, Norway 99.8612:44.813:25:22.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.4212:56.113:25:34.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 103.4513:00.713:25:38.7Pdiff
London, England 106.7313:15.313:25:53.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.8213:15.713:25:53.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.2613:35.413:26:13.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 116.0313:56.613:26:34.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.2413:57.513:26:35.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.1114:05.813:26:43.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.5314:12.113:26:50.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.8614:18.013:26:56.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 124.2614:33.113:27:11.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.7614:48.613:27:26.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.2114:50.613:27:28.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 130.4415:00.513:27:38.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.9515:02.813:27:40.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.3015:08.813:27:46.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.4815:09.613:27:47.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 132.6115:10.213:27:48.2Pdiff
New York, New York 133.0215:12.013:27:50.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.3515:13.413:27:51.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.6415:14.713:27:52.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.0115:56.313:28:34.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.0818:52.013:31:30.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.6418:55.313:31:33.3PKPdf

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