Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.2 FIJI REGION
Saturday, November 06, 2010 at 18:05:35 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 24.55 4:33.118:10:10.1P
Brisbane, Australia 28.06 5:03.818:10:40.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.46 7:10.018:12:47.0P
Agana, Guam 47.36 7:39.518:13:16.5P
Tokyo, Japan 65.81 9:45.418:15:22.4P
San Francisco, California 76.0710:45.318:16:22.3P
Los Angeles, California 76.8710:49.718:16:26.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.0511:11.618:16:48.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.5711:14.318:16:51.3P
Seattle, Washington 82.0211:16.618:16:53.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.9711:21.318:16:58.3P
Beijing, China 82.9911:21.418:16:58.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.8111:35.118:17:12.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.1411:36.718:17:13.7P
Golden, Colorado 88.7511:48.818:17:25.8P
Brownsville, Texas 89.7511:53.518:17:30.5P
Wichita, Kansas 93.7712:11.818:17:48.8P
Lima, Peru 97.2312:27.218:18:04.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.3712:36.718:18:13.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.0312:39.718:18:16.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.6912:51.518:18:28.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.0812:53.218:18:30.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.7313:00.518:18:37.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.5513:21.918:18:59.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.1113:28.918:19:05.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.1113:28.818:19:05.8Pdiff
New York, New York 112.0513:33.018:19:10.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.3313:43.118:19:20.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.0213:50.718:19:27.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.1013:51.018:19:28.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.7815:05.118:20:42.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.9015:23.318:21:00.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.4815:39.218:21:16.2Pdiff
London, England 145.8818:29.618:24:06.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.7318:42.218:24:19.2PKPdf

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