Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Monday, May 09, 2011 at 19:13:27 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 19.73 4:26.519:17:53.5P
Tokyo, Japan 32.53 6:27.419:19:54.4P
Beijing, China 35.55 6:53.619:20:20.6P
Brisbane, Australia 41.53 7:43.819:21:10.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.94 8:11.319:21:38.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.0310:30.019:23:57.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.7511:36.319:25:03.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.2412:17.619:25:44.6P
Moscow, Russia 84.9012:31.219:25:58.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.7612:54.619:26:21.6P
Seattle, Washington 100.0313:41.219:27:08.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 100.0813:41.419:27:08.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.1413:55.119:27:22.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.8913:58.419:27:25.4Pdiff
London, England 107.3814:13.919:27:40.9Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.5314:14.519:27:41.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.5414:36.819:28:03.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6314:46.119:28:13.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.9114:51.719:28:18.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.3014:57.919:28:24.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.8515:00.419:28:27.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.8515:13.619:28:40.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.5315:30.019:28:57.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.6815:35.119:29:02.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.2315:42.019:29:09.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 128.2115:46.319:29:13.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.7815:48.819:29:15.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.3015:51.219:29:18.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.9015:53.819:29:20.8Pdiff
New York, New York 130.4315:56.219:29:23.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.6915:57.319:29:24.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.8715:58.119:29:25.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.6616:37.119:30:04.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.2319:47.319:33:14.3PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.8319:51.119:33:18.1PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver