Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 06:41:28 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 19.34 4:12.6 6:45:40.6P
Tokyo, Japan 27.88 5:34.2 6:47:02.2P
Beijing, China 29.77 5:50.9 6:47:18.9P
Kathmandu, Nepal 40.82 7:25.0 6:48:53.0P
Brisbane, Australia 46.89 8:13.4 6:49:41.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 69.2810:49.1 6:52:17.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.1111:18.0 6:52:46.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 78.0011:40.0 6:53:08.0P
Moscow, Russia 79.5111:48.2 6:53:16.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 88.5512:33.8 6:54:01.8P
Bergen, Norway 94.4213:00.9 6:54:28.9P
Seattle, Washington 96.5213:10.4 6:54:38.4P
Rome, Italy 98.9413:21.2 6:54:49.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.4513:27.9 6:54:55.9Pdiff
London, England 101.8913:34.2 6:55:02.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.0513:48.3 6:55:16.3Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 109.9114:09.9 6:55:37.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.2414:15.8 6:55:43.8Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 112.9414:23.3 6:55:51.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 113.5214:25.9 6:55:53.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.2714:42.5 6:56:10.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 120.5614:57.1 6:56:25.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.7514:58.0 6:56:26.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 123.0015:08.0 6:56:36.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.0315:08.1 6:56:36.1Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 124.6215:15.2 6:56:43.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.8615:16.2 6:56:44.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 125.2315:17.8 6:56:45.8Pdiff
New York, New York 125.5615:19.3 6:56:47.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 125.9015:20.8 6:56:48.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 126.2115:22.2 6:56:50.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.9115:25.3 6:56:53.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.9016:05.2 6:57:33.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 148.6419:24.0 7:00:52.0PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.2619:38.3 7:01:06.3PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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