Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Thursday, October 06, 2011 at 23:47:04 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 18.93 4:17.623:51:21.6P
Tokyo, Japan 29.69 6:02.223:53:06.2P
Beijing, China 32.36 6:25.723:53:29.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.89 7:54.623:54:58.6P
Brisbane, Australia 44.34 8:06.223:55:10.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.7710:47.423:57:51.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.0011:31.623:58:35.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.6312:03.423:59:07.4P
Moscow, Russia 82.0612:16.323:59:20.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.4612:52.923:59:56.9P
Bergen, Norway 97.0313:27.6 0:00:31.6P
Seattle, Washington 97.7913:31.0 0:00:35.0P
San Francisco, California 101.3313:46.7 0:00:50.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 101.3513:46.8 0:00:50.8Pdiff
London, England 104.4614:00.6 0:01:04.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.8314:06.7 0:01:10.7Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.7714:28.6 0:01:32.6Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.4714:36.2 0:01:40.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.9614:42.8 0:01:46.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.2214:48.4 0:01:52.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 118.5915:03.4 0:02:07.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 120.5115:11.9 0:02:15.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.0815:18.9 0:02:22.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 122.7715:21.9 0:02:25.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.1915:32.6 0:02:36.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.4915:34.0 0:02:38.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 126.8115:39.8 0:02:43.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 126.9415:40.4 0:02:44.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.4315:42.6 0:02:46.6Pdiff
New York, New York 127.5515:43.1 0:02:47.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 127.8415:44.4 0:02:48.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 128.0815:45.5 0:02:49.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.3416:26.6 0:03:30.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 150.5119:42.8 0:06:46.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.9719:52.4 0:06:56.4PKPdf

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