Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 14:08:30 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 39.00 7:25.114:15:55.1P
Brisbane, Australia 40.45 7:37.114:16:07.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 47.08 8:30.414:17:00.4P
Beijing, China 50.41 8:56.014:17:26.0P
Tokyo, Japan 52.23 9:09.714:17:39.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 61.3010:14.114:18:44.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 76.9311:51.114:20:21.1P
Moscow, Russia 91.0513:03.014:21:33.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 92.3513:09.114:21:39.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.7213:51.214:22:21.2Pdiff
Anchorage, Alaska 102.3513:54.014:22:24.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 105.4314:07.714:22:37.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 108.3314:20.614:22:50.6Pdiff
London, England 113.1614:42.014:23:12.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 120.3915:14.114:23:44.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 123.0915:26.114:23:56.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 127.2315:44.514:24:14.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 132.3516:07.214:24:37.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 134.9616:18.814:24:48.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 136.0016:23.414:24:53.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 137.8816:31.714:25:01.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 141.2116:46.514:25:16.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 144.4617:01.014:25:31.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 144.8417:02.614:25:32.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 145.9619:37.414:28:07.4PKPbc
Brownsville, Texas 146.8019:39.514:28:09.5PKPdf
Mexico City, Mexico 147.0919:40.014:28:09.9PKPdf
Boston, Massachusetts 148.2119:41.914:28:11.9PKPdf
New York, New York 149.3319:43.714:28:13.7PKPdf
Knoxville, Tennessee 149.5619:44.114:28:14.1PKPdf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 149.8119:44.514:28:14.5PKPdf
Washington, D.C. 150.3119:45.314:28:15.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.9319:52.414:28:22.4PKPdf
Miami, Florida 160.0319:59.114:28:29.1PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 172.2620:09.314:28:39.3PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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