Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 11:06:55 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 18.83 4:13.511:11:08.5P
Tokyo, Japan 31.28 6:12.411:13:07.4P
Beijing, China 34.54 6:40.811:13:35.8P
Brisbane, Australia 42.19 7:44.811:14:39.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.69 8:04.911:14:59.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.6410:29.311:17:24.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.9111:26.611:18:21.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.0112:06.111:19:01.1P
Moscow, Russia 84.2212:22.811:19:17.8P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.2512:51.911:19:46.9P
Seattle, Washington 98.8413:30.911:20:25.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 99.2413:32.711:20:27.7Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.0413:45.111:20:40.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.4013:51.211:20:46.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.4514:04.711:20:59.7Pdiff
London, England 106.6414:05.611:21:00.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.4514:26.911:21:21.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.4614:35.811:21:30.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.7814:41.711:21:36.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.6214:49.811:21:44.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.4114:57.811:21:52.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.6615:03.311:21:58.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.3215:19.611:22:14.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 124.4415:24.511:22:19.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.1515:32.111:22:27.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.9815:35.811:22:30.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.7915:39.411:22:34.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.0815:40.711:22:35.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.6615:43.311:22:38.3Pdiff
New York, New York 129.1915:45.611:22:40.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 129.4515:46.811:22:41.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.6215:47.611:22:42.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.4616:26.811:23:21.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.9919:40.111:26:35.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.7019:45.611:26:40.6PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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