Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Friday, October 29, 2010 at 12:14:24 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 18.24 4:08.712:18:32.7P
Tokyo, Japan 30.55 6:08.112:20:32.1P
Beijing, China 34.01 6:38.412:21:02.4P
Brisbane, Australia 42.50 7:49.612:22:13.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.66 8:07.012:22:31.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.9210:33.612:24:57.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.3411:25.812:25:49.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.2612:04.812:26:28.8P
Moscow, Russia 83.9012:23.812:26:47.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.6412:56.312:27:20.3P
Seattle, Washington 98.1113:30.312:27:54.3P
Bergen, Norway 98.8213:33.512:27:57.5Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.3313:44.612:28:08.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.2013:52.912:28:16.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.7614:04.312:28:28.3Pdiff
London, England 106.2914:06.712:28:30.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.7514:26.412:28:50.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.7314:35.212:28:59.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.0614:41.212:29:05.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.8714:49.212:29:13.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.9215:02.712:29:26.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 119.0215:03.212:29:27.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.5715:18.912:29:42.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.7115:24.012:29:48.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.4515:31.712:29:55.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.2715:35.312:29:59.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.1415:39.212:30:03.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.3415:40.112:30:04.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 127.9415:42.712:30:06.7Pdiff
New York, New York 128.4515:45.012:30:09.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128.7115:46.212:30:10.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 128.8815:46.912:30:10.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.7216:26.212:30:50.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.2519:41.812:34:05.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.4919:48.112:34:12.1PKPdf

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