Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:58:20 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 17.19 3:56.012:02:16.0Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.13 5:46.312:04:06.3P
Tokyo, Japan 38.23 7:14.112:05:34.1P
Beijing, China 47.14 8:26.212:06:46.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.20 8:49.712:07:09.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.62 9:57.812:08:17.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.4610:43.212:09:03.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.5312:21.512:10:41.5P
Seattle, Washington 98.0513:29.712:11:49.7P
Moscow, Russia 98.4913:31.612:11:51.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 98.6813:32.512:11:52.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.8313:46.512:12:06.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.3313:48.712:12:08.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.5014:11.712:12:31.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.8314:13.112:12:33.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.6414:30.012:12:50.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.6414:30.012:12:50.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.4914:33.812:12:53.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.9014:57.812:13:17.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.1014:58.712:13:18.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.2214:59.212:13:19.2Pdiff
London, England 120.5315:09.512:13:29.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 121.1115:12.112:13:32.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.3815:13.312:13:33.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.8815:19.912:13:39.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.7315:41.412:14:01.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.8915:42.112:14:02.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.4815:58.112:14:18.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.6315:58.812:14:18.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.9115:60.012:14:20.0Pdiff
New York, New York 132.0516:00.612:14:20.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.4316:02.312:14:22.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.1716:18.912:14:38.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.4916:42.512:15:02.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.0619:41.112:18:01.1PKPdf

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