Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Friday, January 11, 2013 at 09:47:23 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 24.85 4:49.0 9:52:12.0P
Brisbane, Australia 29.14 5:26.9 9:52:49.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 42.88 7:21.7 9:54:44.7P
Agana, Guam 48.27 8:03.5 9:55:26.5P
Tokyo, Japan 66.4810:09.2 9:57:32.2P
San Francisco, California 75.2511:01.4 9:58:24.4P
Los Angeles, California 75.9711:05.4 9:58:28.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 80.1111:27.9 9:58:50.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.2611:33.9 9:58:56.9P
Seattle, Washington 81.3211:34.2 9:58:57.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.5911:40.7 9:59:03.7P
Beijing, China 83.7911:46.8 9:59:09.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 84.8711:52.1 9:59:15.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.0411:52.9 9:59:15.9P
Golden, Colorado 87.8612:06.4 9:59:29.4P
Brownsville, Texas 88.6912:10.3 9:59:33.3P
Wichita, Kansas 92.8212:29.4 9:59:52.4P
Lima, Peru 96.1012:44.210:00:07.2P
St. Louis, Missouri 98.4112:54.510:00:17.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.1812:57.910:00:20.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.6913:09.010:00:32.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.6313:17.610:00:40.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.1213:19.810:00:42.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.5813:39.610:01:02.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.1413:46.510:01:09.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.2213:46.910:01:09.9Pdiff
New York, New York 111.0913:50.810:01:13.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.3914:00.910:01:23.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.9514:07.910:01:30.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.1214:08.610:01:31.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.2815:29.210:02:52.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.9115:45.410:03:08.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.5616:06.010:03:29.0Pdiff
London, England 145.7918:53.410:06:16.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.0619:06.610:06:29.6PKPdf

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