Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 18:43:20 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 19.63 4:20.118:47:40.1P
Tokyo, Japan 32.20 6:17.818:49:37.8P
Beijing, China 35.17 6:43.518:50:03.5P
Brisbane, Australia 41.88 7:39.518:50:59.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.67 8:02.018:51:22.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.3710:24.518:53:44.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.6811:28.018:54:48.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.9512:07.918:55:27.9P
Moscow, Russia 84.5512:21.218:55:41.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.7012:46.018:56:06.0P
Bergen, Norway 99.7113:31.518:56:51.5Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.7813:31.818:56:51.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.9513:45.918:57:05.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.5813:48.718:57:08.7Pdiff
London, England 107.0214:04.018:57:24.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.3514:05.418:57:25.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.3614:27.618:57:47.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.4014:36.718:57:56.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.7014:42.518:58:02.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.5614:50.718:58:10.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.6814:51.318:58:11.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.6015:04.218:58:24.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.2615:20.518:58:40.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.3515:25.318:58:45.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.0515:32.918:58:52.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.8615:36.518:58:56.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.6515:40.018:58:60.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.0315:41.618:59:01.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.5615:44.018:59:04.0Pdiff
New York, New York 130.1015:46.418:59:06.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.3615:47.618:59:07.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.5515:48.418:59:08.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.4016:27.718:59:47.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.9319:38.119:02:58.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.0119:42.619:03:02.6PKPdf

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