Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 02:46:58 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 20.34 4:20.6 2:51:18.6P
Tokyo, Japan 32.39 6:10.3 2:53:08.3P
Beijing, China 34.87 6:31.6 2:53:29.6P
Brisbane, Australia 42.47 7:34.7 2:54:32.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 43.92 7:46.3 2:54:44.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.9810:17.9 2:57:15.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 75.4211:21.2 2:58:19.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.2511:58.3 2:58:56.3P
Moscow, Russia 83.9812:07.2 2:59:05.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.8712:30.9 2:59:28.9P
Bergen, Norway 99.2413:18.0 3:00:16.0Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 100.2213:22.4 3:00:20.4Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.9113:34.3 3:00:32.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 103.5013:36.9 3:00:34.9Pdiff
London, England 106.4913:50.2 3:00:48.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.9313:56.6 3:00:54.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.9114:18.7 3:01:16.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.8514:27.3 3:01:25.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 116.2214:33.4 3:01:31.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.8514:40.6 3:01:38.6Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.8614:40.7 3:01:38.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.0314:54.8 3:01:52.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.6315:10.7 3:02:08.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.5015:14.6 3:02:12.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 127.6215:24.0 3:02:22.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.9415:25.4 3:02:23.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.3015:31.5 3:02:29.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.3715:31.8 3:02:29.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.6815:33.2 3:02:31.2Pdiff
New York, New York 130.2715:35.8 3:02:33.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.5515:37.0 3:02:35.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.7715:38.0 3:02:36.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.8216:18.2 3:03:16.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.1819:26.5 3:06:24.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.8319:31.7 3:06:29.7PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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