Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 22:45:24 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 21.06 4:03.622:49:27.6P
Brisbane, Australia 26.44 4:51.222:50:15.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.69 7:36.522:53:00.5P
Agana, Guam 49.38 7:56.522:53:20.5P
Tokyo, Japan 68.5010:04.322:55:28.3P
San Francisco, California 78.8411:02.822:56:26.8P
Los Angeles, California 79.4311:05.922:56:29.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.7711:07.722:56:31.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.4711:26.422:56:50.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.0411:34.122:56:58.1P
Seattle, Washington 85.0611:34.222:56:58.2P
Beijing, China 85.3111:35.422:56:59.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.6811:46.522:57:10.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.2111:49.022:57:13.0P
Golden, Colorado 91.3112:03.322:57:27.3P
Brownsville, Texas 91.5912:04.622:57:28.6P
Wichita, Kansas 96.1412:25.222:57:49.1P
Lima, Peru 96.5612:27.022:57:51.0Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.7012:49.822:58:13.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.7212:54.322:58:18.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3113:01.422:58:25.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.8413:03.822:58:27.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.3113:10.322:58:34.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.7913:34.622:58:58.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 113.3913:41.722:59:05.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.6613:42.922:59:06.9Pdiff
New York, New York 114.3713:46.122:59:10.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.7213:56.522:59:20.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.0613:58.022:59:22.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.5314:04.522:59:28.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.7615:21.023:00:45.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.6915:34.023:00:58.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.3915:41.623:01:05.6Pdiff
London, England 149.4018:38.523:04:02.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.9318:49.623:04:13.6PKPdf

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