Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.4 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 11:08:32 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 21.05 4:32.111:13:04.1P
Tokyo, Japan 36.23 6:48.311:15:20.3P
Brisbane, Australia 37.56 6:59.511:15:31.5P
Beijing, China 39.92 7:19.211:15:51.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.24 8:25.511:16:57.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 60.10 9:51.311:18:23.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.3411:26.811:19:58.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.4812:20.911:20:52.9P
Moscow, Russia 88.9712:37.611:21:09.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.6712:45.511:21:17.5P
Seattle, Washington 102.6313:39.411:22:11.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 104.3513:47.011:22:19.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 105.1113:50.411:22:22.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 107.6214:01.511:22:33.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.3114:09.011:22:41.0Pdiff
London, England 111.5214:18.911:22:50.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 112.9814:25.311:22:57.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.4014:31.611:23:03.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 117.0814:43.511:23:15.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 118.0214:47.711:23:19.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 121.0415:01.111:23:33.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 123.4015:11.611:23:43.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 127.3915:29.311:24:01.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.9615:36.211:24:08.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.3315:37.911:24:09.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9115:40.511:24:12.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.0715:50.111:24:22.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 132.2215:50.711:24:22.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.6315:57.011:24:29.0Pdiff
New York, New York 134.0215:58.711:24:30.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.2015:59.511:24:31.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 134.2715:59.811:24:31.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 142.2116:35.111:25:07.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 153.3319:33.411:28:05.4PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 156.3819:37.711:28:09.8PKPdf

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