Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 BANDA SEA
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 04:02:57 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 23.75 4:51.4 4:07:48.4P
Brisbane, Australia 31.75 6:02.4 4:08:59.4P
Tokyo, Japan 41.50 7:24.4 4:10:21.4P
Beijing, China 46.18 8:01.6 4:10:58.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.49 8:56.5 4:11:53.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.29 9:02.2 4:11:59.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.8111:20.6 4:14:17.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.7812:32.1 4:15:29.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 92.4912:44.6 4:15:41.6P
Moscow, Russia 95.0012:56.1 4:15:53.1P
Seattle, Washington 105.8513:44.4 4:16:41.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.8613:48.9 4:16:45.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 107.3213:50.9 4:16:47.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 110.5714:05.3 4:17:02.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 111.1914:08.1 4:17:05.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 113.1814:16.9 4:17:13.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 116.3614:31.0 4:17:28.0Pdiff
London, England 117.6114:36.6 4:17:33.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 119.9114:46.8 4:17:43.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 120.3114:48.6 4:17:45.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 125.0315:09.5 4:18:06.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 126.3515:15.4 4:18:12.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 130.5215:33.9 4:18:30.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.5415:34.0 4:18:31.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 130.7815:35.0 4:18:32.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 134.0815:49.7 4:18:46.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 135.6615:56.7 4:18:53.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 137.1916:03.5 4:19:00.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 138.5016:09.3 4:19:06.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 138.5216:09.4 4:19:06.4Pdiff
New York, New York 138.6016:09.8 4:19:06.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 138.6616:10.0 4:19:07.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 144.8616:37.6 4:19:34.6Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.7119:16.3 4:22:13.3PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 159.6719:32.1 4:22:29.1PKPdf

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