Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Sunday, October 02, 2011 at 09:19:25 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 18.39 4:10.5 9:23:35.5P
Tokyo, Japan 29.63 6:00.2 9:25:25.2P
Beijing, China 32.70 6:27.2 9:25:52.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.53 7:58.1 9:27:23.1P
Brisbane, Australia 43.82 8:00.5 9:27:25.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.2310:42.2 9:30:07.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.4811:26.8 9:30:51.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.5012:00.9 9:31:25.9P
Moscow, Russia 82.5812:17.2 9:31:42.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.0812:54.0 9:32:19.0P
Bergen, Norway 97.4813:27.8 9:32:52.8P
Seattle, Washington 97.5513:28.1 9:32:53.1P
San Francisco, California 100.9913:43.3 9:33:08.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 101.9313:47.5 9:33:12.5Pdiff
London, England 104.9614:01.0 9:33:26.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.4714:03.2 9:33:28.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.4214:25.2 9:33:50.2Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.2114:33.2 9:33:58.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.6614:39.6 9:34:04.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.1014:46.0 9:34:11.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.3615:00.5 9:34:25.5Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 120.2715:08.9 9:34:33.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 121.9115:16.2 9:34:41.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.7615:20.0 9:34:45.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.1415:30.5 9:34:55.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.2415:31.0 9:34:56.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.6415:37.2 9:35:02.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 126.9515:38.6 9:35:03.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.0115:38.9 9:35:03.9Pdiff
New York, New York 127.5315:41.2 9:35:06.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 127.8015:42.4 9:35:07.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 128.0215:43.3 9:35:08.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.1316:23.8 9:35:48.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.4319:40.7 9:39:05.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.3219:49.5 9:39:14.5PKPdf

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