Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 21:25:40 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 18.94 4:14.521:29:54.5P
Tokyo, Japan 32.04 6:18.821:31:58.8P
Beijing, China 35.50 6:48.721:32:28.7P
Brisbane, Australia 41.28 7:37.121:33:17.1P
Kathmandu, Nepal 45.44 8:10.621:33:50.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 63.7510:23.121:36:03.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.9611:26.621:37:06.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.6712:09.321:37:49.3P
Moscow, Russia 85.1312:27.121:38:07.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.5212:52.821:38:32.8P
Seattle, Washington 99.3613:32.921:39:12.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 100.1913:36.621:39:16.6Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.4113:46.521:39:26.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 104.2613:54.621:39:34.6Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.7914:05.921:39:45.9Pdiff
London, England 107.5814:09.421:39:49.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.8114:28.121:40:08.1Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 113.9514:37.721:40:17.7Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.2014:43.221:40:23.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.2814:52.421:40:32.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.4714:53.321:40:33.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.1815:05.321:40:45.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 123.9015:21.821:41:01.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.2115:27.621:41:07.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.4915:33.321:41:13.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.8015:39.121:41:19.1Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.0015:40.021:41:20.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.6915:43.121:41:23.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.4515:46.521:41:26.5Pdiff
New York, New York 129.9415:48.721:41:28.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.1815:49.721:41:29.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.3415:50.421:41:30.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 138.9916:28.821:42:08.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.6719:40.821:45:20.8PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.1719:44.521:45:24.5PKPdf

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