Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 02:41:18 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 24.03 4:30.4 2:45:48.4P
Brisbane, Australia 28.25 5:07.3 2:46:25.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.78 7:14.9 2:48:32.9P
Agana, Guam 48.15 7:48.0 2:49:06.0P
Tokyo, Japan 66.63 9:53.5 2:51:11.5P
San Francisco, California 76.2010:49.3 2:52:07.3P
Los Angeles, California 76.9210:53.2 2:52:11.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.0611:15.1 2:52:33.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0711:20.2 2:52:38.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.1911:20.8 2:52:38.8P
Seattle, Washington 82.2611:21.2 2:52:39.2P
Beijing, China 83.8011:28.8 2:52:46.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.8211:38.6 2:52:56.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.9111:39.0 2:52:57.0P
Golden, Colorado 88.8111:52.6 2:53:10.6P
Brownsville, Texas 89.5911:56.2 2:53:14.2P
Wichita, Kansas 93.7712:15.3 2:53:33.3P
Lima, Peru 96.5712:27.8 2:53:45.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.3612:40.2 2:53:58.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.1312:43.6 2:54:01.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.6212:54.7 2:54:12.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.8012:59.9 2:54:17.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.5113:03.1 2:54:21.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.5113:25.3 2:54:43.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.0813:32.2 2:54:50.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.1713:32.7 2:54:50.7Pdiff
New York, New York 112.0413:36.5 2:54:54.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.3313:46.7 2:55:04.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.7413:52.9 2:55:10.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.0713:54.4 2:55:12.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.5815:12.1 2:56:30.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.5615:29.8 2:56:47.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.6715:43.6 2:57:01.6Pdiff
London, England 146.5018:34.6 2:59:52.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.5018:47.2 3:00:05.2PKPdf

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