Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.3 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 19:07:45 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 20.11 4:20.819:12:05.8P
Tokyo, Japan 32.19 6:12.019:13:57.0P
Beijing, China 34.77 6:34.319:14:19.3P
Brisbane, Australia 42.47 7:38.319:15:23.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.00 7:50.619:15:35.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.9710:21.819:18:06.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.1911:24.119:19:09.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0312:01.419:19:46.4P
Moscow, Russia 83.9812:11.419:19:56.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.0712:36.119:20:21.1P
Bergen, Norway 99.2013:22.219:21:07.2Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.9913:25.719:21:10.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.9513:38.819:21:23.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.2613:40.219:21:25.2Pdiff
London, England 106.4713:54.419:21:39.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.6913:59.919:21:44.9Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.6814:22.019:22:07.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6214:30.619:22:15.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.9914:36.719:22:21.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.6414:44.019:22:29.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.9814:45.519:22:30.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.8014:58.119:22:43.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.4115:14.019:22:59.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.3115:18.119:23:03.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.3815:27.319:23:12.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.7615:28.919:23:13.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.0615:34.719:23:19.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.1615:35.119:23:20.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.4915:36.619:23:21.6Pdiff
New York, New York 130.0815:39.219:23:24.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.3615:40.519:23:25.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.5715:41.419:23:26.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.5916:21.519:24:06.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.9819:30.819:27:15.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.6919:36.119:27:21.1PKPdf

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