Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 SOLOMON ISLANDS
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 15:34:05 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 18.66 4:18.015:38:23.0P
Agana, Guam 26.67 5:39.115:39:44.1P
Wellington, New Zealand 34.70 6:49.915:40:54.9P
Tokyo, Japan 48.35 8:41.615:42:46.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.59 9:13.715:43:18.7P
Beijing, China 62.8110:25.715:44:30.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 79.9212:09.115:46:14.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.1612:15.815:46:20.8P
San Francisco, California 87.1512:46.215:46:51.2P
Los Angeles, California 89.6212:57.915:47:02.9P
Seattle, Washington 89.7112:58.315:47:03.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 94.5813:20.815:47:25.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 97.1213:32.315:47:37.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 99.2513:41.715:47:46.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 100.7313:48.315:47:53.3Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 104.5314:05.215:48:10.2Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 106.5114:14.015:48:19.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 106.8414:15.415:48:20.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 110.0214:29.515:48:34.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 112.3614:39.915:48:44.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 114.9814:51.615:48:56.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 116.7014:59.215:49:04.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 120.6415:16.715:49:21.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 121.0715:18.615:49:23.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 121.4315:20.215:49:25.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 122.1115:23.215:49:28.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 122.4615:24.815:49:29.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 123.5715:29.715:49:34.7Pdiff
New York, New York 124.1715:32.415:49:37.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 125.4815:38.215:49:43.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 125.6715:39.015:49:44.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 126.2115:41.415:49:46.4Pdiff
London, England 134.6816:19.015:50:24.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 135.7516:23.815:50:28.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 136.1316:25.515:50:30.5Pdiff

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