Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 14:42:59 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 18.65 4:12.514:47:11.5P
Tokyo, Japan 30.47 6:06.614:49:05.6P
Beijing, China 33.60 6:34.014:49:33.0P
Brisbane, Australia 43.05 7:53.214:50:52.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.05 8:01.214:51:00.2P
Wellington, New Zealand 65.4810:36.314:53:35.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 73.7511:27.214:54:26.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.2812:03.914:55:02.9P
Moscow, Russia 83.3512:20.014:55:19.0P
Nairobi, Kenya 90.1012:52.814:55:51.8P
Seattle, Washington 98.2313:29.914:56:28.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 98.3213:30.314:56:29.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.5613:44.614:56:43.6Pdiff
Rome, Italy 102.6113:49.314:56:48.3Pdiff
London, England 105.7614:03.314:57:02.3Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.0114:04.414:57:03.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.9814:26.514:57:25.5Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 112.8714:34.914:57:33.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.2614:41.014:57:40.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 115.8814:48.214:57:47.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 119.0515:02.314:58:01.3Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 119.3515:03.614:58:02.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 122.6415:18.214:58:17.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.6115:22.614:58:21.6Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.6915:31.814:58:30.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.1215:33.714:58:32.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 127.3915:39.314:58:38.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 127.4615:39.614:58:38.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 127.8215:41.214:58:40.2Pdiff
New York, New York 128.3715:43.714:58:42.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128.6415:44.914:58:43.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 128.8415:45.814:58:44.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 137.8316:25.714:59:24.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 151.2419:40.715:02:39.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.0919:47.915:02:46.9PKPdf

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