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Magnitude 5.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 20:04:25 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 19.55 4:20.120:08:45.1P
Tokyo, Japan 31.94 6:16.620:10:41.6P
Beijing, China 34.88 6:42.120:11:07.1P
Brisbane, Australia 42.13 7:42.720:12:07.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 44.48 8:01.620:12:26.6P
Wellington, New Zealand 64.6210:27.420:14:52.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 74.6211:28.920:15:53.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.7212:08.020:16:33.0P
Moscow, Russia 84.2912:21.220:16:46.2P
Nairobi, Kenya 89.6612:47.220:17:12.2P
Bergen, Norway 99.4313:31.620:17:56.6Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 99.5913:32.320:17:57.3Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.7913:46.520:18:11.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 103.3413:49.020:18:14.0Pdiff
London, England 106.7614:04.120:18:29.1Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 107.2114:06.120:18:31.1Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 112.2014:28.320:18:53.3Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.2114:37.220:19:02.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.5414:43.120:19:08.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 117.3214:51.020:19:16.0Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 117.9714:53.920:19:18.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.4015:04.720:19:29.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 124.0515:20.920:19:45.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 125.0915:25.520:19:50.5Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 126.9015:33.520:19:58.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.5915:36.620:20:01.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 128.5415:40.820:20:05.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 128.8115:42.020:20:07.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.3015:44.220:20:09.2Pdiff
New York, New York 129.8515:46.620:20:11.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 130.1115:47.820:20:12.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 130.3015:48.620:20:13.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.2016:28.120:20:53.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 152.6919:39.220:24:04.2PKPdf
Lima, Peru 156.1319:44.220:24:09.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

Preliminary Earthquake Report
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World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


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