Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Monday, May 07, 2012 at 17:49:40 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 25.11 4:50.717:54:30.7P
Brisbane, Australia 29.27 5:27.417:55:07.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 42.64 7:19.217:56:59.2P
Agana, Guam 48.13 8:01.717:57:41.7P
Tokyo, Japan 66.2910:07.217:59:47.2P
San Francisco, California 75.0510:59.418:00:39.4P
Los Angeles, California 75.7911:03.618:00:43.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 79.9311:26.118:01:06.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.0011:31.718:01:11.7P
Seattle, Washington 81.1011:32.218:01:12.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.8311:41.118:01:21.1P
Beijing, China 83.6211:45.118:01:25.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 84.6911:50.418:01:30.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 84.9211:51.518:01:31.5P
Golden, Colorado 87.6712:04.718:01:44.7P
Brownsville, Texas 88.5512:08.818:01:48.8P
Wichita, Kansas 92.6512:27.718:02:07.7P
Lima, Peru 96.1512:43.618:02:23.6P
St. Louis, Missouri 98.2412:52.918:02:32.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 98.9812:56.218:02:36.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.5313:07.518:02:47.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.5113:16.318:02:56.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.0313:18.618:02:58.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.4113:38.018:03:18.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 109.9713:44.918:03:24.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.0313:45.218:03:25.2Pdiff
New York, New York 110.9213:49.218:03:29.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.2113:59.318:03:39.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.8714:06.718:03:46.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 114.9314:07.018:03:47.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.0515:27.418:05:07.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.6515:43.418:05:23.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.6916:05.718:05:45.7Pdiff
London, England 145.5318:51.718:08:31.7PKPbc
Rome, Italy 153.8119:05.418:08:45.4PKPdf

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