Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:42:22 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 16.94 3:54.1 1:46:16.1Pn
Brisbane, Australia 28.78 5:54.4 1:48:16.4P
Tokyo, Japan 37.78 7:12.6 1:49:34.6P
Beijing, China 46.51 8:23.7 1:50:45.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.87 8:57.2 1:51:19.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 58.94 9:55.6 1:52:17.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.7310:47.5 1:53:09.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.3512:23.3 1:54:45.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.8213:31.4 1:55:53.4P
Seattle, Washington 98.0513:32.5 1:55:54.5P
San Francisco, California 98.7913:35.8 1:55:57.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.3313:47.1 1:56:09.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.4813:52.2 1:56:14.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.6614:15.1 1:56:37.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.3714:18.3 1:56:40.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.7114:33.1 1:56:55.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.7714:33.4 1:56:55.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.8614:33.8 1:56:55.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 117.5314:58.9 1:57:20.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.8315:00.3 1:57:22.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.1715:01.8 1:57:23.8Pdiff
London, England 119.8715:09.3 1:57:31.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 121.4215:16.2 1:57:38.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.6015:17.0 1:57:39.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.9015:22.8 1:57:44.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.7415:44.3 1:58:06.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.7615:44.4 1:58:06.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.4116:00.6 1:58:22.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.4416:00.7 1:58:22.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.8116:02.4 1:58:24.4Pdiff
New York, New York 131.9416:02.9 1:58:24.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.2816:04.4 1:58:26.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.3216:22.3 1:58:44.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 142.1416:48.2 1:59:10.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.2119:44.2 2:02:06.2PKPdf

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