Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SOLOMON ISLANDS
Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 16:26:27 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 18.55 4:11.916:30:38.9P
Agana, Guam 29.61 5:59.716:32:26.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 32.31 6:23.416:32:50.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.83 8:54.616:35:21.6P
Tokyo, Japan 50.83 8:54.716:35:21.7P
Beijing, China 65.8410:39.416:37:06.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.2012:09.616:38:36.6P
Kathmandu, Nepal 83.4312:21.216:38:48.2P
San Francisco, California 85.4812:31.616:38:58.6P
Los Angeles, California 87.7112:42.516:39:09.5P
Seattle, Washington 88.5812:46.616:39:13.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 92.5913:05.216:39:32.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 94.9413:15.916:39:42.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 97.3013:26.616:39:53.6P
Golden, Colorado 99.0313:34.316:40:01.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 101.8313:46.716:40:13.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 104.0813:56.716:40:23.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 105.0114:00.916:40:27.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.7214:17.316:40:44.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 110.5914:25.616:40:52.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 114.8014:44.316:41:11.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 117.1014:54.516:41:21.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 117.8714:57.916:41:24.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 119.6715:05.916:41:32.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 120.2115:08.316:41:35.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 120.8115:11.016:41:38.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 122.0015:16.216:41:43.2Pdiff
New York, New York 122.6715:19.216:41:46.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 124.1115:25.616:41:52.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 124.3215:26.616:41:53.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 125.0615:29.816:41:56.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 127.6515:41.316:42:08.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 132.9816:05.016:42:32.0Pdiff
London, England 136.9616:22.716:42:49.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 139.1616:32.416:42:59.4Pdiff

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