Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Friday, August 03, 2012 at 22:10:26 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 22.30 4:47.322:15:13.3P
Tokyo, Japan 32.79 6:21.422:16:47.4P
Beijing, China 33.86 6:30.722:16:56.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 41.68 7:36.322:18:02.3P
Brisbane, Australia 44.36 7:57.922:18:23.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.9010:39.022:21:05.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.4011:41.522:22:07.5P
Moscow, Russia 82.1912:07.322:22:33.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.8712:10.922:22:36.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.5612:29.322:22:55.3P
Bergen, Norway 97.7013:20.722:23:46.7P
Rome, Italy 100.8613:34.722:24:00.7Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 101.2413:36.422:24:02.4Pdiff
London, England 104.7613:52.022:24:18.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.8713:52.522:24:18.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.3814:12.522:24:38.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 114.3114:34.422:25:00.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.9314:41.622:25:07.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.4814:48.522:25:14.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.4214:52.722:25:18.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.5814:53.422:25:19.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 122.0215:08.622:25:34.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.4115:23.722:25:49.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.6415:24.722:25:50.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.8515:34.522:26:00.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 129.0315:39.822:26:05.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.7215:42.822:26:08.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.0915:44.522:26:10.5Pdiff
New York, New York 130.4615:46.122:26:12.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.8015:47.622:26:13.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.9815:48.422:26:14.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.1215:49.022:26:15.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 140.7216:31.622:26:57.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.5519:37.122:30:03.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 159.2219:44.822:30:10.8PKPdf

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