Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Friday, September 07, 2012 at 10:43:07 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 18.54 4:15.810:47:22.8P
Tokyo, Japan 30.68 6:13.710:49:20.7P
Beijing, China 33.95 6:42.310:49:49.3P
Brisbane, Australia 42.67 7:55.610:51:02.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.40 8:09.610:51:16.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.1010:39.710:53:46.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.6411:32.610:54:39.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.4312:10.810:55:17.8P
Moscow, Russia 83.7412:28.110:55:35.1P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.3213:00.010:56:07.0P
Seattle, Washington 98.3213:36.510:56:43.5P
Bergen, Norway 98.7013:38.210:56:45.2Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.5913:51.010:56:58.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.9913:57.210:57:04.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.0214:10.710:57:17.7Pdiff
London, England 106.1414:11.210:57:18.2Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.0014:32.810:57:39.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.9514:41.410:57:48.4Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.3114:47.510:57:54.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 116.0414:55.210:58:02.2Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 119.0315:08.410:58:15.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.1415:08.910:58:15.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.7715:25.010:58:32.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.8315:29.710:58:36.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.7115:38.110:58:45.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.3615:41.010:58:48.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.4215:45.710:58:52.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.5315:46.110:58:53.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 128.0515:48.510:58:55.4Pdiff
New York, New York 128.5815:50.810:58:57.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128.8415:52.010:58:59.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 129.0315:52.810:58:59.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.9316:32.310:59:39.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.4119:47.411:02:54.4PKPdf
Lima, Peru 155.8019:54.011:03:01.0PKPdf

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