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Table 2 P - and S -wave velocities, densities, and anelastic attenuation of the JIVSM

From: Velocity increase in the uppermost oceanic crust of subducting Philippine Sea plate beneath the Kanto region due to dehydration inferred from high-frequency trapped P waves

 

V P [km/s]

V S [km/s]

ρ [g/cm 3 ]

Q P

Q S

Layer

 Basement

5.5

3.2

2.65

680

400

 Upper crust

5.8

3.4

2.70

680

400

 Lower crust

6.4

3.8

2.80

680

400

 Upper mantle

7.5

4.5

3.20

850

500

Philippine Sea plate

 Upper oceanic crust

5.0

2.9

2.40

340

200

 Lower oceanic crust

6.8

4.0

2.90

510

300

 Oceanic mantle

8.0

4.7

3.20

850

500

Pacific Plate

 Oceanic crust layer 2

5.4

2.8

2.6

340

200

 Oceanic crust layer 3

6.5

3.5

2.8

510

300

 Oceanic mantle

8.1

4.6

3.4

850

500