Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 PANAY, PHILIPPINES
Friday, November 02, 2012 at 20:39:02 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 21.54 4:40.120:43:42.1P
Tokyo, Japan 29.27 5:51.520:44:53.5P
Beijing, China 29.77 5:55.920:44:57.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 39.19 7:16.820:46:18.8P
Brisbane, Australia 47.78 8:25.720:47:27.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 70.2711:01.120:50:03.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.2911:36.420:50:38.4P
Moscow, Russia 78.6411:49.520:50:51.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.4511:53.920:50:55.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 86.3912:29.720:51:31.6P
Bergen, Norway 93.8913:04.720:52:06.7P
Rome, Italy 97.7513:22.120:52:24.1P
Seattle, Washington 98.2113:24.220:52:26.2Pdiff
London, England 101.1313:37.120:52:39.1Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.3413:42.520:52:44.5Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.9814:03.120:53:05.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.8114:24.520:53:26.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.9414:29.520:53:31.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.7514:37.620:53:39.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 114.8814:38.120:53:40.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.9114:56.020:53:58.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.7815:08.820:54:10.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.0515:10.020:54:12.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 122.7015:12.820:54:14.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.8715:18.120:54:20.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.8015:26.620:54:28.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.5115:29.820:54:31.8Pdiff
New York, New York 126.6215:30.220:54:32.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.6715:30.520:54:32.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 127.0015:31.920:54:33.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 127.3815:33.620:54:35.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.9315:40.520:54:42.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.4416:18.320:55:20.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 149.7719:32.420:58:34.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 160.3619:47.420:58:49.4PKPdf

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