Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 05:16:54 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
Wellington, New Zealand 19.90 3:53.7 5:20:47.7P
Brisbane, Australia 25.58 4:44.2 5:21:38.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.88 7:46.2 5:24:40.2P
Agana, Guam 49.67 7:59.5 5:24:53.5P
Tokyo, Japan 69.0710:08.6 5:27:02.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.9611:04.4 5:27:58.4P
San Francisco, California 79.9911:09.8 5:28:03.8P
Los Angeles, California 80.5511:12.7 5:28:06.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.5611:32.8 5:28:26.8P
Beijing, China 85.7011:38.3 5:28:32.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.2111:40.7 5:28:34.7P
Seattle, Washington 86.2511:40.9 5:28:34.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.5811:51.8 5:28:45.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.2911:55.1 5:28:49.1P
Golden, Colorado 92.4312:09.5 5:29:03.5P
Brownsville, Texas 92.5512:10.0 5:29:04.0P
Lima, Peru 96.7912:29.1 5:29:23.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.2212:31.0 5:29:25.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.7712:55.6 5:29:49.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.8613:00.4 5:29:54.4Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2613:02.2 5:29:56.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.8813:09.4 5:30:03.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.2013:15.3 5:30:09.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.8413:40.3 5:30:34.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.4513:47.5 5:30:41.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.7713:48.9 5:30:42.9Pdiff
New York, New York 115.4313:51.8 5:30:45.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.7914:02.3 5:30:56.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.7914:02.3 5:30:56.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.6314:10.5 5:31:04.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.4215:25.0 5:32:19.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.7215:30.7 5:32:24.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.4215:47.2 5:32:41.2Pdiff
London, England 150.4718:41.4 5:35:35.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.6918:51.8 5:35:45.8PKPdf

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