Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Monday, November 01, 2010 at 05:41:09 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
Brisbane, Australia 20.79 4:39.7 5:45:48.7P
Agana, Guam 20.85 4:40.5 5:45:49.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 40.65 7:38.5 5:48:47.5P
Tokyo, Japan 43.36 8:00.6 5:49:09.6P
Beijing, China 56.04 9:37.2 5:50:46.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 57.88 9:50.3 5:50:59.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 71.5511:19.6 5:52:28.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.9012:18.0 5:53:27.0P
San Francisco, California 91.8213:06.4 5:54:15.4P
Seattle, Washington 93.0813:12.2 5:54:21.2P
Los Angeles, California 94.8113:20.1 5:54:29.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 99.9013:42.9 5:54:51.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 101.7513:51.1 5:55:00.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 104.4114:02.9 5:55:11.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 105.3114:06.9 5:55:15.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 108.2614:20.0 5:55:29.0Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 111.4114:34.0 5:55:43.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 111.6414:35.0 5:55:44.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 112.7414:39.9 5:55:48.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 113.2814:42.3 5:55:51.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 113.5014:43.3 5:55:52.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 116.9414:58.5 5:56:07.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 120.3915:13.9 5:56:22.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 121.5515:19.0 5:56:28.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 124.5615:32.4 5:56:41.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 126.6315:41.6 5:56:50.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 127.4915:45.4 5:56:54.4Pdiff
New York, New York 127.9315:47.3 5:56:56.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 128.2015:48.5 5:56:57.5Pdiff
Rome, Italy 128.9215:51.7 5:57:00.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 129.0215:52.1 5:57:01.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 129.0315:52.2 5:57:01.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 129.2015:53.0 5:57:02.0Pdiff
London, England 129.2015:53.0 5:57:02.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 142.5316:52.1 5:58:01.1Pdiff

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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