Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 KEPULAUAN SULA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 15:18:37 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 22.93 5:01.215:23:38.2P
Brisbane, Australia 36.31 7:00.415:25:37.4P
Tokyo, Japan 38.52 7:19.215:25:56.2P
Beijing, China 41.92 7:47.315:26:24.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 49.08 8:43.915:27:20.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 58.85 9:55.315:28:32.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.7711:48.215:30:25.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7212:45.415:31:22.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.9612:55.915:31:32.9P
Moscow, Russia 90.4112:58.015:31:35.0P
Seattle, Washington 104.7314:02.515:32:39.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 106.0314:08.315:32:45.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.0114:12.615:32:49.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 108.6814:20.015:32:57.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 110.8414:29.615:33:06.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.1514:31.015:33:08.0Pdiff
London, England 113.0214:39.315:33:16.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.2614:53.715:33:30.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.1215:06.415:33:43.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.9515:10.115:33:47.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.2615:24.715:34:01.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.4715:34.615:34:11.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 129.5315:52.615:34:29.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.7415:58.015:34:35.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 131.4616:01.115:34:38.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 131.6216:01.915:34:38.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 134.3616:14.015:34:51.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.3816:14.115:34:51.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 135.9216:21.015:34:58.0Pdiff
New York, New York 136.2916:22.615:34:59.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 136.4716:23.415:35:00.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 136.5216:23.615:35:00.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.2516:57.915:35:34.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 152.9019:47.315:38:24.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 158.5619:55.115:38:32.1PKPdf

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