Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 04:10:46 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
Kathmandu, Nepal 36.15 6:57.2 4:17:43.2P
Agana, Guam 45.61 8:14.9 4:19:00.9P
Beijing, China 46.12 8:18.9 4:19:04.9P
Brisbane, Australia 53.12 9:12.2 4:19:58.2P
Tokyo, Japan 53.13 9:12.3 4:19:58.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 65.6610:38.9 4:21:24.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 73.6611:28.1 4:22:14.1P
Moscow, Russia 79.9812:03.7 4:22:49.7P
Rome, Italy 93.0613:08.0 4:23:54.0P
Bergen, Norway 97.5413:28.3 4:24:14.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 100.6413:42.0 4:24:28.0Pdiff
London, England 101.4913:45.8 4:24:31.8Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.4513:50.1 4:24:36.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.1614:11.0 4:24:57.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 122.3815:18.6 4:26:04.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 127.4315:41.0 4:26:27.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 132.1716:02.0 4:26:48.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 136.1416:19.6 4:27:05.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 136.8816:22.9 4:27:08.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 136.9916:23.4 4:27:09.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.2516:33.5 4:27:19.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 139.3316:33.8 4:27:19.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 139.4316:34.3 4:27:20.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 142.0116:45.7 4:27:31.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 142.3516:47.2 4:27:33.2Pdiff
New York, New York 143.9216:54.2 4:27:40.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.1716:55.3 4:27:41.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 144.7616:57.9 4:27:43.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 145.8719:32.7 4:30:18.7PKPbc
Knoxville, Tennessee 148.0219:37.0 4:30:23.0PKPdf
Brownsville, Texas 151.4419:42.6 4:30:28.6PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 154.2419:46.8 4:30:32.8PKPdf
Miami, Florida 158.8119:53.0 4:30:39.0PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.3119:57.1 4:30:43.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 163.4019:58.2 4:30:44.2PKPdf

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