Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS
Thursday, November 03, 2011 at 00:19:00 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 18.80 4:15.0 0:23:15.0P
Agana, Guam 28.54 5:50.4 0:24:50.4P
Wellington, New Zealand 33.24 6:31.8 0:25:31.8P
Tokyo, Japan 49.85 8:47.5 0:27:47.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.10 8:56.9 0:27:56.9P
Beijing, China 64.7510:32.7 0:29:32.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.8912:08.3 0:31:08.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 82.3112:15.8 0:31:15.8P
San Francisco, California 85.7312:33.1 0:31:33.1P
Los Angeles, California 88.0512:44.4 0:31:44.4P
Seattle, Washington 88.6512:47.2 0:31:47.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.9613:07.2 0:32:07.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 95.8413:20.3 0:32:20.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97.6613:28.5 0:32:28.5P
Golden, Colorado 99.3013:35.8 0:32:35.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 102.4713:49.9 0:32:49.9Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 104.6213:59.4 0:32:59.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.3314:02.6 0:33:02.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.8614:18.2 0:33:18.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.8914:27.2 0:33:27.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 115.1514:46.1 0:33:46.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 116.8114:53.5 0:33:53.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 118.1714:59.6 0:33:59.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 120.2115:08.6 0:34:08.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.3215:09.1 0:34:09.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 121.0715:12.4 0:34:12.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 122.2315:17.6 0:34:17.6Pdiff
New York, New York 122.8815:20.5 0:34:20.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 123.3315:22.5 0:34:22.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.4815:27.6 0:34:27.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.1515:30.6 0:34:30.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 126.7615:37.7 0:34:37.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 133.6616:08.3 0:35:08.3Pdiff
London, England 136.0516:18.9 0:35:18.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 138.0916:28.0 0:35:28.0Pdiff

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