Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.8 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Monday, September 03, 2012 at 06:49:49 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 21.75 4:51.6 6:54:40.6P
Tokyo, Japan 32.48 6:30.5 6:56:19.5P
Beijing, China 33.87 6:42.6 6:56:31.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 42.08 7:51.9 6:57:40.9P
Brisbane, Australia 44.09 8:08.1 6:57:57.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 66.6210:50.6 7:00:39.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 76.8511:52.2 7:01:41.2P
Moscow, Russia 82.4212:22.4 7:02:11.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.5312:23.0 7:02:12.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 87.1112:46.0 7:02:35.0P
Bergen, Norway 97.8613:35.6 7:03:24.6P
Seattle, Washington 100.8213:48.7 7:03:37.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 101.1813:50.3 7:03:39.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 104.4014:04.6 7:03:53.6Pdiff
London, England 104.9814:07.2 7:03:56.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 108.9014:24.6 7:04:13.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 113.8414:46.5 7:04:35.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 115.5114:53.9 7:04:42.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 117.0315:00.7 7:04:49.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 118.0915:05.4 7:04:54.4Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 118.6415:07.8 7:04:56.8Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.6115:21.0 7:05:10.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.0415:36.2 7:05:25.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.4015:37.8 7:05:26.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.6615:47.9 7:05:36.8Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 128.5615:51.8 7:05:40.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.5015:56.0 7:05:45.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 129.7415:57.1 7:05:46.1Pdiff
New York, New York 130.2115:59.2 7:05:48.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 130.4716:00.3 7:05:49.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.5416:00.6 7:05:49.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.8416:02.0 7:05:51.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 140.3316:44.1 7:06:33.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 153.2819:51.5 7:09:40.5PKPdf
Lima, Peru 158.7319:59.0 7:09:48.0PKPdf

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