Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS
Monday, November 08, 2010 at 11:45:24 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 19.56 4:28.711:49:52.7P
Agana, Guam 24.95 5:24.311:50:48.3P
Wellington, New Zealand 36.33 7:04.811:52:28.8P
Tokyo, Japan 46.74 8:30.011:53:54.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.92 9:17.111:54:41.1P
Beijing, China 61.0510:14.811:55:38.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 78.1812:00.611:57:24.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.5112:13.311:57:37.3P
San Francisco, California 87.3812:48.311:58:12.3P
Seattle, Washington 89.6312:58.911:58:22.9P
Los Angeles, California 89.9813:00.611:58:24.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 94.9813:23.611:58:47.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 98.6513:40.111:59:04.1Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 99.6113:44.411:59:08.4Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 100.9613:50.311:59:14.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 105.3814:09.911:59:33.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 107.1314:17.711:59:41.7Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 107.1714:17.911:59:41.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.0014:30.511:59:54.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 112.6014:42.012:00:06.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 113.2414:44.912:00:08.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 117.0215:01.612:00:25.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 119.9415:14.612:00:38.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.3615:20.912:00:44.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 122.2715:24.912:00:48.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 122.6315:26.512:00:50.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 122.7515:27.112:00:51.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 123.6815:31.212:00:55.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 123.9315:32.312:00:56.3Pdiff
New York, New York 124.2515:33.712:00:57.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.6615:40.012:01:04.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.0815:41.812:01:05.8Pdiff
London, England 133.0916:13.012:01:37.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 134.3716:18.612:01:42.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 136.6116:28.612:01:52.6Pdiff

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