Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 08:29:33 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 24.52 5:15.1 8:34:48.1P
Beijing, China 25.97 5:28.2 8:35:01.2P
Tokyo, Japan 28.23 5:48.5 8:35:21.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 34.61 6:44.6 8:36:17.6P
Brisbane, Australia 52.49 9:08.3 8:38:41.3P
Moscow, Russia 73.9611:30.6 8:41:03.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 74.9911:36.6 8:41:09.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 78.1511:54.4 8:41:27.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 78.3211:55.4 8:41:28.4P
Nairobi, Kenya 83.2012:21.4 8:41:54.4P
Bergen, Norway 89.3712:51.6 8:42:24.6P
Rome, Italy 93.0013:08.4 8:42:41.4P
London, England 96.4913:24.3 8:42:57.3P
Seattle, Washington 97.5613:29.1 8:43:02.1P
San Francisco, California 102.4513:50.8 8:43:23.8Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.2314:12.0 8:43:45.0Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.8814:32.7 8:44:05.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.2714:34.4 8:44:07.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 113.1914:38.5 8:44:11.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.4714:44.2 8:44:17.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.9914:59.8 8:44:32.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.2915:05.6 8:44:38.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 120.6815:11.8 8:44:44.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 121.0215:13.2 8:44:46.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 123.1215:22.6 8:44:55.6Pdiff
New York, New York 124.1615:27.2 8:45:00.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 124.6315:29.3 8:45:02.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 125.1315:31.5 8:45:04.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 125.1715:31.7 8:45:04.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 126.2115:36.3 8:45:09.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.4315:37.3 8:45:10.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 129.4915:50.8 8:45:23.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 136.0816:20.1 8:45:53.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 147.2619:36.5 8:49:09.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 163.7619:59.3 8:49:32.3PKPdf

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