Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.9 FIJI REGION
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 01:47:34 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 23.97 4:30.2 1:52:04.2P
Brisbane, Australia 27.91 5:04.8 1:52:38.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.95 7:16.7 1:54:50.7P
Agana, Guam 47.84 7:46.2 1:55:20.2P
Tokyo, Japan 66.38 9:52.6 1:57:26.6P
San Francisco, California 76.4410:51.2 1:58:25.2P
Los Angeles, California 77.1910:55.3 1:58:29.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3411:17.1 1:58:51.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.1411:21.2 1:58:55.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.3511:22.2 1:58:56.2P
Seattle, Washington 82.4611:22.8 1:58:56.8P
Beijing, China 83.5211:28.0 1:59:02.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1011:40.5 1:59:14.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.2511:41.3 1:59:15.3P
Golden, Colorado 89.0811:54.4 1:59:28.4P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9211:58.3 1:59:32.3P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0512:17.2 1:59:51.2P
Lima, Peru 96.9512:30.1 2:00:04.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6512:42.1 2:00:16.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3812:45.4 2:00:19.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.9312:56.7 2:00:30.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.4512:59.0 2:00:33.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.8513:05.2 2:00:39.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.8113:27.2 2:01:01.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3713:34.2 2:01:08.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.4413:34.5 2:01:08.5Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3313:38.4 2:01:12.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6213:48.6 2:01:22.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.1113:55.2 2:01:29.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.3413:56.2 2:01:30.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.3915:11.9 2:02:45.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.5215:30.3 2:03:04.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.3315:42.7 2:03:16.7Pdiff
London, England 146.4918:35.2 2:06:09.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.3518:47.7 2:06:21.7PKPdf

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