Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 10:39:24 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
Wellington, New Zealand 16.85 3:29.310:42:53.2P
Brisbane, Australia 23.97 4:34.210:43:58.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.89 8:13.910:47:37.9P
Agana, Guam 51.04 8:15.110:47:39.1P
Tokyo, Japan 71.0110:26.710:49:50.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 76.5210:58.010:50:22.0P
San Francisco, California 82.7511:30.810:50:54.8P
Los Angeles, California 83.1711:32.910:50:56.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 87.0911:51.910:51:15.9P
Beijing, China 87.2211:52.510:51:16.5P
Seattle, Washington 89.1612:01.510:51:25.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.2712:02.010:51:26.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 90.4512:07.510:51:31.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 91.8012:13.710:51:37.7P
Brownsville, Texas 94.6412:26.610:51:50.6P
Golden, Colorado 95.0312:28.410:51:52.4P
Lima, Peru 96.8112:36.310:52:00.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 99.7012:49.210:52:13.2Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6613:11.210:52:35.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 105.2113:13.610:52:37.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.5413:19.510:52:43.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 108.1813:26.810:52:50.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.0613:30.710:52:54.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 115.1913:57.910:53:21.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 116.8314:05.210:53:29.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.3414:07.510:53:31.5Pdiff
New York, New York 117.8414:09.710:53:33.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 119.1114:15.310:53:39.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 120.2514:20.410:53:44.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.1714:28.910:53:52.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 135.5215:28.110:54:52.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 138.5015:41.410:55:05.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 144.2816:07.110:55:31.1Pdiff
London, England 153.4118:53.710:58:17.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 159.9319:02.410:58:26.4PKPdf

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