Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 at 06:07:37 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 18.72 4:10.7 6:11:47.7P
Tokyo, Japan 28.48 5:45.6 6:13:22.6P
Beijing, China 30.99 6:07.8 6:13:44.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.07 7:41.7 6:15:18.7P
Brisbane, Australia 45.55 8:09.5 6:15:46.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 67.9310:48.0 6:18:25.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.6711:22.8 6:18:59.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 78.5011:50.2 6:19:27.2P
Moscow, Russia 80.8612:02.9 6:19:39.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.3612:45.2 6:20:22.2P
Bergen, Norway 95.7313:14.5 6:20:51.5P
Seattle, Washington 96.8213:19.4 6:20:56.4P
Rome, Italy 100.2813:34.8 6:21:11.8Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.5213:35.9 6:21:12.9Pdiff
London, England 103.2213:47.8 6:21:24.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.0713:56.0 6:21:33.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 109.9814:17.8 6:21:54.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.5114:24.6 6:22:01.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.1014:31.7 6:22:08.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 114.0714:36.0 6:22:13.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.6014:51.7 6:22:28.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 121.0115:06.8 6:22:43.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.5115:09.0 6:22:46.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 121.8915:10.7 6:22:47.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.8815:19.5 6:22:56.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 124.7015:23.2 6:23:00.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.6615:27.4 6:23:04.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 125.7115:27.7 6:23:04.7Pdiff
New York, New York 126.3015:30.3 6:23:07.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 126.6115:31.6 6:23:08.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.8115:32.5 6:23:09.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 126.8715:32.8 6:23:09.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.3016:14.7 6:23:51.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 149.3119:33.2 6:27:10.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.3219:45.2 6:27:22.2PKPdf

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