Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 14:12:04 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 23.34 4:51.614:16:55.6P
Beijing, China 26.22 5:17.514:17:21.5P
Tokyo, Japan 27.63 5:30.214:17:34.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 35.71 6:40.514:18:44.5P
Brisbane, Australia 51.68 8:47.714:20:51.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 74.1411:16.014:23:20.0P
Moscow, Russia 74.7511:19.414:23:23.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 77.2411:33.514:23:37.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 77.6711:35.914:23:39.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 84.3812:11.314:24:15.3P
Bergen, Norway 90.0112:38.314:24:42.3P
Rome, Italy 93.9312:56.314:25:00.3P
Seattle, Washington 96.9513:10.014:25:14.0P
London, England 97.2313:11.214:25:15.2P
San Francisco, California 101.6813:31.014:25:35.0Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.4413:52.114:25:56.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.1214:12.914:26:16.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 111.6614:15.314:26:19.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.8214:20.514:26:24.5Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 113.7914:24.714:26:28.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 117.4414:41.014:26:45.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.1514:48.514:26:52.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 120.2514:53.414:26:57.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.9814:56.714:27:00.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 123.0415:05.814:27:09.8Pdiff
New York, New York 124.0115:10.114:27:14.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 124.4615:12.114:27:16.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 124.7315:13.314:27:17.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 124.9515:14.314:27:18.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.7115:17.714:27:21.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 126.0515:19.214:27:23.2Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.6515:30.714:27:34.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 135.6616:01.814:28:05.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 147.1519:19.114:31:23.1PKPdf
Lima, Peru 162.5819:40.814:31:44.8PKPdf

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