Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 FIJI REGION
Saturday, November 03, 2012 at 20:49:11 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 20.70 4:31.720:53:42.7P
Brisbane, Australia 28.37 5:44.220:54:55.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.61 8:17.320:57:28.3P
Agana, Guam 51.92 8:57.720:58:08.7P
Tokyo, Japan 70.7911:05.021:00:16.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.9111:46.321:00:57.3P
San Francisco, California 78.0511:47.021:00:58.0P
Los Angeles, California 78.4211:49.121:01:00.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.3212:09.921:01:20.9P
Seattle, Washington 84.6212:21.721:01:32.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.5512:26.321:01:37.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.8612:27.921:01:38.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.0212:33.521:01:44.5P
Beijing, China 87.7712:37.121:01:48.1P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9512:47.321:01:58.3P
Golden, Colorado 90.2712:48.821:01:59.8P
Lima, Peru 93.9613:05.821:02:16.8P
Wichita, Kansas 94.9213:10.221:02:21.2P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.4413:34.821:02:45.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.8013:40.921:02:51.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.4213:48.121:02:59.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4813:52.821:03:03.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 106.9414:03.721:03:14.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.4314:19.221:03:30.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.0614:26.421:03:37.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.5714:28.721:03:39.7Pdiff
New York, New York 113.0614:30.921:03:41.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.9014:39.021:03:50.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.4714:41.621:03:52.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.3914:50.121:04:01.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 137.8516:20.921:05:31.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.2616:31.621:05:42.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.5616:37.421:05:48.4Pdiff
London, England 150.3319:34.221:08:45.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 158.7719:46.321:08:57.3PKPdf

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