Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 02:17:23 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 17.21 3:56.723:57:51.7Pn
Brisbane, Australia 27.96 5:45.723:59:40.7P
Tokyo, Japan 38.32 7:15.7 0:01:10.7P
Beijing, China 47.30 8:28.3 0:02:23.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 50.01 8:49.2 0:02:44.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 59.8310:00.2 0:03:55.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 66.3310:43.3 0:04:38.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.5212:22.5 0:06:17.5P
Seattle, Washington 97.9913:30.5 0:07:25.5P
San Francisco, California 98.5813:33.1 0:07:28.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 98.6713:33.5 0:07:28.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 102.0113:48.4 0:07:43.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.2213:49.3 0:07:44.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 107.3914:12.2 0:08:07.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.7114:13.6 0:08:08.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.5414:30.6 0:08:25.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.5614:30.7 0:08:25.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 112.6514:35.6 0:08:30.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.8514:58.7 0:08:53.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.0214:59.4 0:08:54.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 118.4115:01.1 0:08:56.1Pdiff
London, England 120.6915:11.3 0:09:06.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 120.9615:12.5 0:09:07.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 121.2615:13.8 0:09:08.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.8115:20.7 0:09:15.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.6615:42.2 0:09:37.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 127.8715:43.1 0:09:38.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.4315:58.9 0:09:53.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.6315:59.8 0:09:54.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 131.8716:00.9 0:09:55.9Pdiff
New York, New York 132.0116:01.5 0:09:56.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 132.4116:03.3 0:09:58.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.0716:19.5 0:10:14.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 141.2816:42.7 0:10:37.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.9519:42.0 0:13:37.0PKPdf

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