Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Monday, November 08, 2010 at 06:18:29 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
Agana, Guam 19.26 4:03.4 6:22:32.4P
Brisbane, Australia 22.40 4:33.9 6:23:02.9P
Tokyo, Japan 41.76 7:20.8 6:25:49.8P
Wellington, New Zealand 42.16 7:24.0 6:25:53.0P
Beijing, China 54.57 8:58.1 6:27:27.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 57.26 9:17.2 6:27:46.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 70.5410:43.3 6:29:12.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.5411:39.7 6:30:08.7P
San Francisco, California 91.0012:30.9 6:30:59.9P
Seattle, Washington 92.0312:35.6 6:31:04.6P
Los Angeles, California 94.0912:45.0 6:31:14.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 99.2113:07.9 6:31:36.9Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 103.3513:26.3 6:31:55.3Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 103.6613:27.7 6:31:56.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 104.4513:31.2 6:32:00.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 106.8113:41.7 6:32:10.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 110.8113:59.4 6:32:28.4Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 111.0914:00.7 6:32:29.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 112.2314:05.7 6:32:34.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 112.4414:06.6 6:32:35.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 113.1914:10.0 6:32:39.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 116.0614:22.7 6:32:51.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 118.8214:35.0 6:33:04.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 120.7114:43.4 6:33:12.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 123.4214:55.4 6:33:24.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 125.6515:05.3 6:33:34.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 126.4615:08.9 6:33:37.9Pdiff
New York, New York 126.8715:10.7 6:33:39.7Pdiff
Rome, Italy 127.5715:13.8 6:33:42.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 127.6315:14.1 6:33:43.1Pdiff
London, England 127.6515:14.2 6:33:43.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 127.8315:15.0 6:33:44.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 127.8915:15.3 6:33:44.3Pdiff
Lima, Peru 129.9515:24.4 6:33:53.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 142.0916:18.3 6:34:47.3Pdiff

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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