Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Sunday, November 07, 2010 at 11:31:21 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 19.48 3:47.911:35:08.9P
Brisbane, Australia 25.30 4:39.711:36:00.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.31 7:46.511:39:07.5P
Agana, Guam 49.82 7:57.511:39:18.5P
Tokyo, Japan 69.3010:06.511:41:27.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.6510:59.111:42:20.1P
San Francisco, California 80.4011:08.211:42:29.2P
Los Angeles, California 80.9411:11.011:42:32.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.9411:30.911:42:51.9P
Beijing, China 85.8711:35.311:42:56.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.6311:38.911:42:59.9P
Seattle, Washington 86.6711:39.111:43:00.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.8811:49.311:43:10.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.6711:53.011:43:14.0P
Golden, Colorado 92.8212:07.411:43:28.4P
Brownsville, Texas 92.8812:07.711:43:28.7P
Lima, Peru 96.8412:25.411:43:46.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.6012:28.811:43:49.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.1512:53.411:44:14.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 104.2612:58.411:44:19.4Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2712:58.411:44:19.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.2313:07.111:44:28.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.5013:12.811:44:33.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.2013:38.111:44:59.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.8113:45.211:45:06.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 115.1613:46.811:45:07.8Pdiff
New York, New York 115.8013:49.611:45:10.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.0213:59.511:45:20.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.1714:00.111:45:21.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.0114:08.311:45:29.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.6815:22.311:46:43.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.3815:25.411:46:46.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.8115:45.011:47:06.0Pdiff
London, England 150.8718:37.811:49:58.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.9918:47.911:50:08.9PKPdf

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