Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 04:58:17 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 21.01 4:37.6 5:02:54.6P
Tokyo, Japan 32.67 6:25.2 5:04:42.2P
Beijing, China 34.73 6:43.1 5:05:00.1P
Brisbane, Australia 42.90 7:51.3 5:06:08.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.34 7:54.9 5:06:11.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.4210:35.2 5:08:52.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.0911:40.0 5:09:57.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6012:15.4 5:10:32.4P
Moscow, Russia 83.5812:20.4 5:10:37.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.1612:42.9 5:10:59.9P
Bergen, Norway 98.9413:32.2 5:11:49.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 100.6813:39.9 5:11:56.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.4113:47.6 5:12:04.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.0513:54.9 5:12:11.9Pdiff
London, England 106.1214:04.1 5:12:21.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.4914:14.6 5:12:31.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.4714:36.7 5:12:53.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.3314:45.0 5:13:02.0Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.7414:51.3 5:13:08.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.9014:56.4 5:13:13.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.2014:57.7 5:13:14.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.4915:12.3 5:13:29.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.0315:28.0 5:13:45.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.7315:31.2 5:13:48.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 128.1015:41.7 5:13:58.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.1815:42.0 5:13:59.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.7615:49.1 5:14:06.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.8815:49.6 5:14:06.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.9215:49.7 5:14:06.7Pdiff
New York, New York 130.5215:52.4 5:14:09.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.8215:53.7 5:14:10.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 131.0615:54.8 5:14:11.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 140.2616:35.6 5:14:52.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.4919:43.3 5:18:00.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.5119:49.0 5:18:06.0PKPdf

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