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Magnitude 4.9 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 18:47:37 UTC

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

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 18.08 4:09.118:51:45.1Pn
Tokyo, Japan 26.31 5:33.318:53:09.3P
Beijing, China 28.89 5:56.418:53:32.4P
Kathmandu, Nepal 41.21 7:42.218:55:18.2P
Brisbane, Australia 47.26 8:30.618:56:06.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 69.5511:06.318:58:42.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 72.6711:25.218:59:01.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 76.4011:46.918:59:22.9P
Moscow, Russia 79.1712:02.318:59:38.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.7012:55.519:00:31.5P
Bergen, Norway 93.8213:14.519:00:50.5P
Seattle, Washington 94.8913:19.419:00:55.4P
San Francisco, California 98.8113:37.019:01:13.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 98.8513:37.219:01:13.2Pdiff
London, England 101.4413:48.719:01:24.7Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 103.4213:57.519:01:33.5Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 108.2814:19.019:01:55.0Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 109.6014:24.919:02:00.9Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 111.3014:32.519:02:08.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 111.9414:35.319:02:11.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 115.6414:51.719:02:27.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 118.9515:06.419:02:42.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.2715:07.819:02:43.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 121.6215:18.319:02:54.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 122.9915:24.319:03:00.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 123.4115:26.219:03:02.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 123.6215:27.219:03:03.2Pdiff
New York, New York 124.0715:29.119:03:05.1Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 124.1215:29.419:03:05.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 124.3915:30.619:03:06.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 124.6815:31.819:03:07.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 125.3115:34.619:03:10.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 134.2816:14.519:03:50.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 147.1119:38.719:07:14.7PKPdf
Lima, Peru 157.2219:54.219:07:30.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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


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