Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.1 FIJI REGION
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 02:48:00 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 24.58 4:36.8 2:52:36.8P
Brisbane, Australia 27.57 5:03.0 2:53:03.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.63 7:15.7 2:55:15.7P
Agana, Guam 46.76 7:39.6 2:55:39.6P
Tokyo, Japan 65.30 9:47.7 2:57:47.7P
San Francisco, California 76.3910:52.8 2:58:52.8P
Los Angeles, California 77.2310:57.4 2:58:57.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.4411:19.6 2:59:19.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.5611:20.2 2:59:20.2P
Seattle, Washington 82.2411:23.7 2:59:23.7P
Beijing, China 82.4211:24.6 2:59:24.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 83.3511:29.2 2:59:29.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.2111:43.1 2:59:43.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.6811:45.3 2:59:45.3P
Golden, Colorado 89.1111:56.6 2:59:56.6P
Brownsville, Texas 90.2512:01.9 3:00:01.9P
Wichita, Kansas 94.1712:19.8 3:00:19.8P
Lima, Peru 97.8912:36.4 3:00:36.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.7712:44.7 3:00:44.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3512:47.3 3:00:47.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 102.4212:56.5 3:00:56.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.1212:59.6 3:00:59.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.2613:09.1 3:01:09.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.9713:30.0 3:01:30.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.4713:36.7 3:01:36.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.5213:36.9 3:01:36.9Pdiff
New York, New York 112.4613:41.0 3:01:41.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.7213:51.1 3:01:51.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.3913:58.5 3:01:58.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.6913:59.8 3:01:59.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.3415:09.3 3:03:09.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.7015:28.6 3:03:28.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.9615:43.1 3:03:43.1Pdiff
London, England 145.7218:36.2 3:06:36.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.3618:48.5 3:06:48.5PKPdf

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