Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 21:44:48 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 19.21 4:19.621:49:07.6P
Tokyo, Japan 31.45 6:16.421:51:04.4P
Beijing, China 34.48 6:42.721:51:30.8P
Brisbane, Australia 42.40 7:49.221:52:37.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.38 8:05.121:52:53.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.8610:33.721:55:21.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.3011:31.821:56:19.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.2312:10.421:56:58.4P
Moscow, Russia 84.0212:24.821:57:12.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.8512:53.121:57:41.1P
Bergen, Norway 99.0913:35.221:58:23.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.1213:35.321:58:23.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.3613:49.721:58:37.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.1413:53.121:58:41.1Pdiff
London, England 106.4614:07.921:58:55.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.7814:09.321:58:57.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.7714:31.421:59:19.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.7514:40.221:59:28.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.0914:46.221:59:34.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.8414:53.921:59:41.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.4115:00.921:59:48.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.9415:07.721:59:55.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.5715:23.822:00:11.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 124.6015:28.422:00:16.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.4715:36.722:00:24.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.1115:39.522:00:27.5Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.1515:44.122:00:32.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.3315:44.922:00:32.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.8115:47.122:00:35.1Pdiff
New York, New York 129.3615:49.522:00:37.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 129.6215:50.722:00:38.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.8115:51.522:00:39.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.7316:31.122:01:19.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.2019:43.722:04:31.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.0819:49.422:04:37.4PKPdf

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