Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.2 FIJI REGION
Friday, November 04, 2011 at 21:44:22 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 24.23 4:32.921:48:54.9P
Brisbane, Australia 27.80 5:04.221:49:26.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.79 7:15.921:51:37.9P
Agana, Guam 47.42 7:43.521:52:05.5P
Tokyo, Japan 65.96 9:50.521:54:12.5P
San Francisco, California 76.3910:51.521:55:13.5P
Los Angeles, California 77.1810:55.821:55:17.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3511:17.721:55:39.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.8911:20.521:55:42.5P
Seattle, Washington 82.3411:22.821:55:44.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.7511:24.821:55:46.8P
Beijing, China 83.0911:26.521:55:48.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1111:41.221:56:03.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.3911:42.521:56:04.5P
Golden, Colorado 89.0611:55.021:56:17.0P
Brownsville, Texas 90.0211:59.421:56:21.4P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0712:17.921:56:39.9P
Lima, Peru 97.3012:32.321:56:54.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6712:42.821:57:04.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3412:45.821:57:07.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.9712:57.521:57:19.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.0612:57.921:57:19.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.9813:06.421:57:28.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.8413:28.021:57:50.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.4013:34.921:57:56.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.4213:35.021:57:57.0Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3513:39.121:58:01.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6313:49.221:58:11.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.3113:56.721:58:18.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.3313:56.821:58:18.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.9715:10.621:59:32.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.1815:29.321:59:51.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.2215:42.822:00:04.8Pdiff
London, England 146.1718:35.422:02:57.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.9518:47.822:03:09.8PKPdf

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