Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 23:41:18 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 19.99 4:24.023:45:42.0P
Tokyo, Japan 32.24 6:18.123:47:36.1P
Beijing, China 34.94 6:41.523:47:59.5P
Brisbane, Australia 42.25 7:42.523:49:00.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.23 7:58.423:49:16.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.7510:27.023:51:45.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.0611:30.123:52:48.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0512:08.423:53:26.4P
Moscow, Russia 84.1912:19.423:53:37.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.2512:43.923:54:01.9P
Bergen, Norway 99.4013:30.123:54:48.1Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.9713:32.623:54:50.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.1713:46.923:55:04.9Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.2113:47.023:55:05.0Pdiff
London, England 106.6814:02.423:55:20.4Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.6314:06.623:55:24.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.6214:28.823:55:46.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6014:37.623:55:55.6Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.9414:43.523:56:01.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.6614:51.223:56:09.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.8414:52.023:56:10.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.7815:05.023:56:23.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.4115:21.123:56:39.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.3715:25.423:56:43.4Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.3215:34.023:56:52.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.8415:36.423:56:54.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.9715:41.423:56:59.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.1615:42.223:57:00.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.5715:44.023:57:02.0Pdiff
New York, New York 130.1415:46.623:57:04.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.4115:47.823:57:05.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.6115:48.723:57:06.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.5816:28.523:57:46.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.0119:38.2 0:00:56.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.4719:43.2 0:01:01.2PKPdf

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