Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 FIJI REGION
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:37:18 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 20.65 4:01.212:41:19.2P
Brisbane, Australia 26.47 4:52.812:42:10.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.01 7:40.812:44:58.8P
Agana, Guam 49.83 8:01.712:45:19.7P
Tokyo, Japan 69.0010:09.512:47:27.5P
San Francisco, California 79.0611:06.312:48:24.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.2611:07.412:48:25.4P
Los Angeles, California 79.6011:09.212:48:27.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.6211:29.612:48:47.6P
Seattle, Washington 85.3411:38.012:48:56.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.4511:38.512:48:56.5P
Beijing, China 85.7811:40.112:48:58.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.6711:49.012:49:07.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.3511:52.112:49:10.1P
Golden, Colorado 91.4812:06.612:49:24.6P
Brownsville, Texas 91.6212:07.212:49:25.2P
Lima, Peru 96.2412:28.112:49:46.1P
Wichita, Kansas 96.2812:28.212:49:46.2P
St. Louis, Missouri 101.8312:52.912:50:10.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.9112:57.712:50:15.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6813:05.512:50:23.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.9313:06.712:50:24.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.3013:12.712:50:30.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.9013:37.612:50:55.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 113.5013:44.712:51:02.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.8313:46.112:51:04.1Pdiff
New York, New York 114.4913:49.112:51:07.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.8513:59.512:51:17.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.9614:00.012:51:18.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.6814:07.712:51:25.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.2615:25.712:52:43.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.6515:36.312:52:54.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.8715:46.212:53:04.2Pdiff
London, England 149.8618:42.012:56:00.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.4318:53.012:56:11.0PKPdf

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