Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 NEAR S COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 08:27:28 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 20.61 4:36.3 8:32:04.3P
Brisbane, Australia 21.82 4:49.4 8:32:17.4P
Tokyo, Japan 42.89 7:55.1 8:35:23.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 43.49 7:59.9 8:35:27.9P
Beijing, China 53.44 9:16.6 8:36:44.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 63.6710:27.9 8:37:55.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 66.5410:46.6 8:38:14.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.1112:32.6 8:40:00.6P
San Francisco, California 97.1613:28.8 8:40:56.8P
Seattle, Washington 97.7513:31.4 8:40:59.4P
Los Angeles, California 100.3713:43.1 8:41:11.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 102.5113:52.6 8:41:20.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 105.1814:04.4 8:41:32.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 105.5114:05.9 8:41:33.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 106.9314:12.2 8:41:40.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 109.9214:25.5 8:41:53.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 110.5314:28.2 8:41:56.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 116.9314:56.6 8:42:24.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 117.5814:59.5 8:42:27.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.0515:01.6 8:42:29.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 118.6615:04.3 8:42:32.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 118.6815:04.3 8:42:32.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.0815:19.4 8:42:47.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 125.1215:32.9 8:43:00.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.8015:40.4 8:43:08.4Pdiff
London, England 126.9715:41.2 8:43:09.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.7615:49.1 8:43:17.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.4416:01.0 8:43:29.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 132.1516:04.1 8:43:32.1Pdiff
New York, New York 132.4716:05.6 8:43:33.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 132.9716:07.8 8:43:35.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.2916:09.2 8:43:37.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 134.0316:12.5 8:43:40.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 134.8016:15.9 8:43:43.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 148.5719:40.2 8:47:08.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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