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Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS
Sunday, November 14, 2004 at 09:46:37 UTC

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

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 19.32 4:25.2 9:51:02.2P
Agana, Guam 30.59 6:14.0 9:52:51.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 31.83 6:24.9 9:53:01.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 49.56 8:50.9 9:55:27.9P
Tokyo, Japan 51.50 9:05.6 9:55:42.6P
Beijing, China 66.8310:51.9 9:57:28.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.6012:12.8 9:58:49.8P
San Francisco, California 84.2112:31.7 9:59:08.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 84.8512:34.9 9:59:11.9P
Los Angeles, California 86.3712:42.4 9:59:19.4P
Seattle, Washington 87.5112:47.9 9:59:24.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 94.4913:20.4 9:59:57.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 95.9413:27.010:00:04.0P
Golden, Colorado 97.7513:35.110:00:12.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 100.2613:46.310:00:23.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 102.5813:56.610:00:33.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 103.6914:01.510:00:38.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 107.5714:18.710:00:55.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 109.2814:26.310:01:03.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 113.4414:44.810:01:21.8Pdiff
Lima, Peru 115.5614:54.110:01:31.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 118.1615:05.710:01:42.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 118.7215:08.210:01:45.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 119.0715:09.710:01:46.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 119.5215:11.710:01:48.8Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 120.7415:17.210:01:54.2Pdiff
New York, New York 121.4315:20.210:01:57.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 123.1315:27.810:02:04.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.9515:31.410:02:08.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 125.7415:39.310:02:16.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 128.0315:49.510:02:26.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 131.4016:04.510:02:41.5Pdiff
London, England 137.3916:31.110:03:08.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 140.0916:43.110:03:20.1Pdiff

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