Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:10:50 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 18.96 4:14.512:15:04.5P
Brisbane, Australia 26.85 5:32.512:16:22.5P
Tokyo, Japan 39.96 7:26.012:18:16.0P
Beijing, China 48.54 8:34.412:19:24.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 49.08 8:38.612:19:28.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 60.22 9:59.212:20:49.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 67.6110:47.712:21:37.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.2712:27.412:23:17.4P
Seattle, Washington 99.6313:33.812:24:23.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 99.6413:33.812:24:23.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.0913:35.812:24:25.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 101.3013:41.212:24:31.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 103.6713:51.712:24:41.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 106.2014:02.912:24:52.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 108.8514:14.712:25:04.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.0414:33.312:25:23.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.1314:33.712:25:23.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 113.8814:37.012:25:27.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 119.1415:00.412:25:50.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.5515:02.212:25:52.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.5915:02.412:25:52.4Pdiff
London, England 121.8015:12.212:26:02.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 122.1515:13.712:26:03.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 122.6115:15.812:26:05.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.4315:23.812:26:13.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.2615:45.312:26:35.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.6015:46.812:26:36.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.1216:02.412:26:52.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.3816:03.612:26:53.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.5816:04.512:26:54.5Pdiff
New York, New York 133.7316:05.112:26:55.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.1516:07.012:26:57.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.5316:22.012:27:12.0Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.2116:38.312:27:28.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.4019:40.112:30:30.1PKPdf

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