Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 05:48:57 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 24.88 4:39.5 5:53:36.5P
Brisbane, Australia 28.44 5:10.8 5:54:07.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.08 7:11.6 5:56:08.6P
Agana, Guam 47.42 7:44.8 5:56:41.8P
Tokyo, Japan 65.76 9:50.7 5:58:47.7P
San Francisco, California 75.6810:49.1 5:59:46.1P
Los Angeles, California 76.4710:53.5 5:59:50.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 80.6511:15.7 6:00:12.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.2311:18.7 6:00:15.7P
Seattle, Washington 81.6311:20.7 6:00:17.7P
Beijing, China 82.9911:27.6 6:00:24.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 83.1311:28.3 6:00:25.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.4111:39.5 6:00:36.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.7711:41.2 6:00:38.2P
Golden, Colorado 88.3511:53.3 6:00:50.3P
Brownsville, Texas 89.3711:58.0 6:00:55.0P
Wichita, Kansas 93.3712:16.4 6:01:13.4P
Lima, Peru 97.0212:32.7 6:01:29.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 98.9712:41.4 6:01:38.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.6312:44.3 6:01:41.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.2912:56.1 6:01:53.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.2213:00.2 6:01:57.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.3613:05.3 6:02:02.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.1613:26.6 6:02:23.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.7113:33.5 6:02:30.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.7213:33.5 6:02:30.5Pdiff
New York, New York 111.6513:37.7 6:02:34.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.9313:47.8 6:02:44.8Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.6213:55.3 6:02:52.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.7613:55.9 6:02:52.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.6615:10.9 6:04:07.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.6415:28.6 6:04:25.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.8515:47.3 6:04:44.3Pdiff
London, England 145.5918:36.2 6:07:33.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.5618:49.0 6:07:46.0PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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