Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 03:29:34 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 24.32 4:36.4 3:34:10.4P
Brisbane, Australia 27.86 5:07.7 3:34:41.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.71 7:18.9 3:36:52.9P
Agana, Guam 47.40 7:47.1 3:37:21.1P
Tokyo, Japan 65.91 9:54.6 3:39:28.6P
San Francisco, California 76.3110:55.7 3:40:29.7P
Los Angeles, California 77.1011:00.0 3:40:34.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.2811:22.1 3:40:56.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.8011:24.8 3:40:58.8P
Seattle, Washington 82.2611:27.1 3:41:01.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.8111:29.9 3:41:03.9P
Beijing, China 83.0511:31.1 3:41:05.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.0411:45.7 3:41:19.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.3311:47.1 3:41:21.1P
Golden, Colorado 88.9911:59.5 3:41:33.5P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9612:04.0 3:41:38.0P
Wichita, Kansas 93.9912:22.4 3:41:56.4P
Lima, Peru 97.2912:37.2 3:42:11.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.5912:47.4 3:42:21.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.2612:50.4 3:42:24.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.9013:02.1 3:42:36.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.0513:02.8 3:42:36.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.9313:11.1 3:42:45.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7713:32.6 3:43:06.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3313:39.5 3:43:13.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.3513:39.6 3:43:13.6Pdiff
New York, New York 112.2813:43.7 3:43:17.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.5513:53.8 3:43:27.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.2514:01.4 3:43:35.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.2714:01.4 3:43:35.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.9115:15.3 3:44:49.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.1015:33.9 3:45:07.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.2815:48.0 3:45:22.0Pdiff
London, England 146.0918:40.6 3:48:14.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.8918:53.0 3:48:27.0PKPdf

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