Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 FIJI REGION
Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 21:57:19 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
Brisbane, Australia 23.28 5:01.922:02:20.9P
Wellington, New Zealand 24.64 5:14.222:02:33.2P
Agana, Guam 42.40 7:47.822:05:06.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.97 8:16.322:05:35.3P
Tokyo, Japan 61.8710:12.322:07:31.3P
Beijing, China 78.4111:53.522:09:12.5P
San Francisco, California 79.6212:00.122:09:19.1P
Los Angeles, California 80.8212:06.522:09:25.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.3512:14.622:09:33.6P
Seattle, Washington 84.8312:27.322:09:46.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.2112:29.222:09:48.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 85.6612:31.422:09:50.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.0012:52.222:10:11.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.3712:58.522:10:17.5P
Golden, Colorado 92.6513:04.422:10:23.4P
Brownsville, Texas 94.6813:13.722:10:32.7P
Kathmandu, Nepal 97.4713:26.322:10:45.3P
Wichita, Kansas 97.9613:28.422:10:47.4P
Lima, Peru 103.0713:51.222:11:10.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.6013:53.522:11:12.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.6113:53.522:11:12.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.1614:09.322:11:28.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.8714:21.322:11:40.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.8814:39.122:11:58.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.9214:43.722:12:02.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.3614:45.722:12:04.7Pdiff
New York, New York 116.2514:49.622:12:08.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.3914:59.222:12:18.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.8715:05.722:12:24.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 121.6815:13.722:12:32.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 129.3315:47.722:13:06.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 135.3116:14.222:13:33.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 135.6316:15.722:13:34.7Pdiff
London, England 144.9516:57.122:14:16.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 150.7319:39.722:16:58.7PKPdf

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