Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 03:46:37 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 19.48 4:19.8 3:50:56.8P
Tokyo, Japan 29.49 5:55.7 3:52:32.7P
Beijing, China 31.68 6:14.9 3:52:51.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.00 7:42.3 3:54:19.3P
Brisbane, Australia 45.19 8:07.9 3:54:44.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 67.6310:47.3 3:57:24.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.5011:28.9 3:58:05.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.5211:57.1 3:58:34.1P
Moscow, Russia 81.2212:06.1 3:58:43.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.7612:43.7 3:59:20.7P
Bergen, Norway 96.2513:18.2 3:59:55.2P
Seattle, Washington 97.8413:25.3 4:00:02.3P
Rome, Italy 100.4713:37.0 4:00:14.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.5213:41.6 4:00:18.6Pdiff
London, England 103.6413:51.1 4:00:28.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.0614:01.8 4:00:38.8Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.9714:23.6 4:01:00.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.5314:30.5 4:01:07.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.1114:37.5 4:01:14.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.0914:41.9 4:01:18.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.6214:57.6 4:01:34.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 121.0915:08.5 4:01:45.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.0315:12.7 4:01:49.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.4915:14.7 4:01:51.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 124.8315:25.1 4:02:02.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.6915:29.0 4:02:06.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 126.6215:33.1 4:02:10.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.7315:33.6 4:02:10.6Pdiff
New York, New York 127.2815:36.0 4:02:13.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 127.6015:37.4 4:02:14.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.7515:38.1 4:02:15.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 127.8715:38.6 4:02:15.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.3316:20.6 4:02:57.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.3119:36.3 4:06:13.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.7719:47.2 4:06:24.2PKPdf

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