Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 SERAM, INDONESIA
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 22:08:15 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 22.57 4:56.322:13:11.3P
Brisbane, Australia 33.32 6:33.422:14:48.4P
Tokyo, Japan 39.78 7:28.322:15:43.3P
Beijing, China 44.33 8:05.422:16:20.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.10 9:05.322:17:20.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 55.87 9:32.922:17:47.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.3711:38.722:19:53.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.3112:46.622:21:01.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.2413:04.922:21:19.9P
Moscow, Russia 93.3213:09.922:21:24.9P
Seattle, Washington 104.6714:00.722:22:15.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.4214:08.522:22:23.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.7214:18.722:22:33.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.7914:19.022:22:34.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 110.3914:26.122:22:41.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.6914:31.922:22:46.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 115.5414:49.022:23:04.0Pdiff
London, England 115.9014:50.622:23:05.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 118.8615:03.722:23:18.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.4115:06.122:23:21.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.6715:25.022:23:40.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.2715:32.122:23:47.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.5815:51.322:24:06.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.8415:52.422:24:07.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.1215:53.722:24:08.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.5216:04.322:24:19.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.4516:12.922:24:27.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.5416:17.722:24:32.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 136.9216:23.922:24:38.9Pdiff
New York, New York 137.0916:24.622:24:39.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.1016:24.722:24:39.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.1816:25.022:24:40.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 143.9016:54.922:25:09.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 149.9319:41.022:27:56.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.5919:53.622:28:08.6PKPdf

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