Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 09:35:54 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 27.95 5:01.8 9:40:55.8P
Brisbane, Australia 36.92 6:16.9 9:42:10.9P
Tokyo, Japan 42.72 7:02.9 9:42:56.9P
Beijing, China 44.30 7:15.1 9:43:09.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 48.11 7:43.7 9:43:37.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 59.25 9:01.8 9:44:55.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 81.6111:12.7 9:47:06.7P
Nairobi, Kenya 85.9311:33.8 9:47:27.8P
Moscow, Russia 90.7111:56.0 9:47:50.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.3312:03.5 9:47:57.5P
Bergen, Norway 106.9913:08.7 9:49:02.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 107.9013:12.8 9:49:06.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 108.0213:13.3 9:49:07.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 109.6613:20.6 9:49:14.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 112.0413:31.1 9:49:25.1Pdiff
London, England 113.3613:37.0 9:49:31.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 116.1713:49.5 9:49:43.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 121.2914:12.2 9:50:06.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 124.0914:24.7 9:50:18.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 124.9814:28.6 9:50:22.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.9314:41.7 9:50:35.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 130.4214:52.8 9:50:46.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 134.3915:10.4 9:51:04.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 135.7615:16.4 9:51:10.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 135.8715:16.9 9:51:10.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 136.3515:19.0 9:51:13.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 138.3115:27.8 9:51:21.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 139.2115:31.8 9:51:25.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 140.0615:35.5 9:51:29.5Pdiff
New York, New York 140.6215:38.0 9:51:32.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140.8815:39.2 9:51:33.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.0415:39.9 9:51:33.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 149.2318:33.2 9:54:27.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.4418:41.2 9:54:35.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 163.3218:51.9 9:54:45.9PKPdf

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