Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 BANDA SEA
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 16:53:34 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 26.69 5:03.516:58:37.5P
Brisbane, Australia 31.93 5:49.316:59:23.3P
Tokyo, Japan 43.93 7:28.017:01:01.9P
Beijing, China 47.61 7:56.217:01:30.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 53.09 8:36.717:02:10.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 54.35 8:45.717:02:19.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.6411:17.517:04:51.5P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.2012:14.717:05:48.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 92.5712:25.517:05:59.5P
Moscow, Russia 95.3412:38.117:06:12.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 105.1013:21.517:06:55.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 108.8013:37.917:07:11.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 110.2913:44.517:07:18.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.3213:49.117:07:23.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 112.8813:56.017:07:30.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 114.1514:01.617:07:35.6Pdiff
London, England 118.0014:18.817:07:52.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 119.3114:24.617:07:58.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 122.8914:40.417:08:14.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 123.2814:42.217:08:16.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 127.9015:02.717:08:36.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 129.3215:09.017:08:43.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 133.3215:26.817:09:00.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 133.4315:27.217:09:01.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 133.7315:28.617:09:02.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 136.7815:42.117:09:16.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 138.6015:50.217:09:24.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 139.7515:55.317:09:29.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 141.1716:01.617:09:35.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 141.3516:02.417:09:36.4Pdiff
New York, New York 141.3616:02.417:09:36.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 141.4516:02.817:09:36.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 147.8418:54.017:12:28.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 149.4018:56.617:12:30.6PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 162.6419:14.517:12:48.5PKPdf

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