Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 20:44:45 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 18.17 4:08.320:48:53.3P
Brisbane, Australia 29.04 5:55.420:50:40.4P
Tokyo, Japan 38.48 7:17.020:52:02.0P
Beijing, China 46.46 8:21.820:53:06.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.33 8:59.120:53:44.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.95 9:47.220:54:32.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 68.4710:56.920:55:41.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.6512:28.320:57:13.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.4113:27.920:58:12.9P
Seattle, Washington 99.6013:37.620:58:22.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 99.6913:38.020:58:23.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.4613:41.520:58:26.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 104.1813:58.020:58:43.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.0014:14.920:58:59.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 109.3514:20.920:59:05.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.7814:31.720:59:16.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.3314:38.620:59:23.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.4414:39.120:59:24.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.8514:54.220:59:39.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.2915:05.120:59:50.1Pdiff
London, England 119.6215:06.520:59:51.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.7915:07.220:59:52.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 123.1615:22.221:00:07.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 123.3315:23.021:00:08.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.4815:28.121:00:13.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.0715:48.521:00:33.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.3415:49.721:00:34.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.6816:04.521:00:49.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 132.8816:05.421:00:50.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.2416:07.021:00:52.0Pdiff
New York, New York 133.3316:07.421:00:52.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.6016:08.621:00:53.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.0016:28.121:01:13.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 143.3816:52.021:01:37.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.8919:45.021:04:30.0PKPdf

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