Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 13:06:35 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 18.12 3:57.813:10:32.8P
Tokyo, Japan 31.14 6:01.013:12:35.9P
Beijing, China 34.90 6:33.513:13:08.5P
Brisbane, Australia 41.58 7:29.213:14:04.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.48 8:00.313:14:35.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.0010:13.413:16:48.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.1711:10.213:17:45.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.7311:52.313:18:27.3P
Moscow, Russia 84.8212:13.313:18:48.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 91.0912:43.113:19:18.1P
Seattle, Washington 98.4213:16.413:19:51.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 99.7313:22.213:19:57.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.4913:30.013:20:05.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.1013:41.613:20:16.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.8813:49.513:20:24.5Pdiff
London, England 107.2113:55.413:20:30.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.8914:11.713:20:46.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.0114:21.113:20:56.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.2714:26.713:21:01.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.3414:35.913:21:10.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.1914:44.113:21:19.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.2314:48.813:21:23.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.9615:05.313:21:40.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 124.3015:11.213:21:46.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.5815:16.913:21:51.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.9215:22.913:21:57.9Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.1415:23.813:21:58.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.7415:26.513:22:01.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.5515:30.113:22:05.1Pdiff
New York, New York 129.0315:32.213:22:07.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 129.2615:33.313:22:08.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.4115:33.913:22:08.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.0516:12.313:22:47.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.7319:26.413:26:01.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 154.8519:31.013:26:06.0PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver