Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 CERAM SEA, INDONESIA
Friday, January 04, 2013 at 08:31:02 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 23.05 5:00.6 8:36:02.6P
Brisbane, Australia 34.12 6:39.4 8:37:41.4P
Tokyo, Japan 39.78 7:27.4 8:38:29.4P
Beijing, China 43.87 8:00.8 8:39:02.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 51.22 8:57.8 8:39:59.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.67 9:37.6 8:40:39.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.1411:42.1 8:42:44.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.5512:46.7 8:43:48.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.3012:59.5 8:44:01.5P
Moscow, Russia 92.5913:05.5 8:44:07.5P
Seattle, Washington 105.1114:01.6 8:45:03.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.0114:10.0 8:45:12.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.1614:15.1 8:45:17.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 109.0414:19.0 8:45:21.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 110.8514:27.0 8:45:29.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.0214:27.8 8:45:29.8Pdiff
London, England 115.1914:46.3 8:45:48.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.1614:50.6 8:45:52.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.3615:04.8 8:46:06.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 119.9915:07.6 8:46:09.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 123.9715:25.3 8:46:27.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 125.7515:33.2 8:46:35.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.0015:52.0 8:46:54.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.5115:54.3 8:46:56.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.8915:56.0 8:46:58.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 132.6716:03.9 8:47:05.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 134.8716:13.6 8:47:15.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 135.6016:16.9 8:47:18.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 137.0516:23.3 8:47:25.3Pdiff
New York, New York 137.2816:24.4 8:47:26.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 137.3616:24.7 8:47:26.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 137.4016:24.9 8:47:26.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.4416:56.1 8:47:58.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 150.8619:41.3 8:50:43.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.0419:53.0 8:50:55.0PKPdf

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