Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 18:40:24 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 19.85 3:57.818:44:21.8P
Brisbane, Australia 25.61 4:49.618:45:13.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.92 7:53.118:48:17.1P
Agana, Guam 49.76 8:06.818:48:30.8P
Tokyo, Japan 69.1610:16.918:50:40.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.8811:12.118:51:36.1P
San Francisco, California 80.0111:18.118:51:42.1P
Los Angeles, California 80.5611:21.018:51:45.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.5611:41.218:52:05.2P
Beijing, China 85.7911:47.218:52:11.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.2611:49.418:52:13.4P
Seattle, Washington 86.2711:49.418:52:13.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.5512:00.118:52:24.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.2912:03.618:52:27.6P
Golden, Colorado 92.4312:18.018:52:42.0P
Brownsville, Texas 92.5312:18.518:52:42.5P
Lima, Peru 96.7212:37.318:53:01.3Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.2212:39.618:53:03.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.7713:04.218:53:28.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.8713:09.118:53:33.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3313:11.218:53:35.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.8713:18.018:53:42.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.1713:23.718:53:47.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.8313:48.918:54:12.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.4413:56.018:54:20.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.7813:57.518:54:21.5Pdiff
New York, New York 115.4314:00.418:54:24.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.7414:10.718:54:34.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.7914:10.918:54:34.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.6314:19.118:54:43.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.5115:34.018:55:58.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.7315:39.418:56:03.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.4915:56.118:56:20.1Pdiff
London, England 150.5418:50.918:59:14.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.7819:01.318:59:25.3PKPdf

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