Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Saturday, January 08, 2011 at 17:21:53 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 18.78 4:12.817:26:05.8P
Tokyo, Japan 30.95 6:09.317:28:02.3P
Beijing, China 34.13 6:37.017:28:30.0P
Brisbane, Australia 42.58 7:47.817:29:40.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.38 8:02.317:29:55.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.0210:31.617:32:24.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.8811:26.217:33:19.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.7212:04.417:33:57.4P
Moscow, Russia 83.8312:20.617:34:13.6P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.1512:51.217:34:44.2P
Seattle, Washington 98.6113:29.617:35:22.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 98.8313:30.617:35:23.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.8613:44.117:35:37.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.0413:49.317:35:42.3Pdiff
London, England 106.2514:03.617:35:56.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.2914:03.817:35:56.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.2814:25.917:36:18.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.2414:34.617:36:27.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.5914:40.617:36:33.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.3314:48.317:36:41.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.8114:59.317:36:52.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.4215:02.117:36:55.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.0515:18.217:37:11.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 124.1015:22.817:37:15.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.9815:31.217:37:24.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.6215:34.017:37:27.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.6815:38.717:37:31.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.8115:39.317:37:32.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.3215:41.517:37:34.5Pdiff
New York, New York 128.8615:43.917:37:36.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 129.1215:45.117:37:38.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.3115:45.917:37:38.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.2216:25.517:38:18.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.6919:39.417:41:32.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.9119:45.717:41:38.7PKPdf

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