Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 at 05:18:09 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 23.49 4:25.4 5:22:34.4P
Brisbane, Australia 28.30 5:07.5 5:23:16.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 44.20 7:17.8 5:25:26.8P
Agana, Guam 48.83 7:52.7 5:26:01.7P
Tokyo, Japan 67.35 9:57.6 5:28:06.6P
San Francisco, California 76.4410:50.2 5:28:59.2P
Los Angeles, California 77.1010:53.8 5:29:02.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.2011:15.3 5:29:24.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.4611:16.7 5:29:25.7P
Seattle, Washington 82.6011:22.4 5:29:31.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.6211:22.5 5:29:31.5P
Beijing, China 84.5011:31.8 5:29:40.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.8211:38.1 5:29:47.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.9511:38.7 5:29:47.7P
Golden, Colorado 88.9911:52.9 5:30:01.9P
Brownsville, Texas 89.5811:55.7 5:30:04.7P
Wichita, Kansas 93.8912:15.4 5:30:24.4P
Lima, Peru 96.0712:25.1 5:30:34.1P
St. Louis, Missouri 99.4712:40.2 5:30:49.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3512:44.1 5:30:53.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.6912:54.5 5:31:03.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3913:02.1 5:31:11.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4313:02.3 5:31:11.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.6013:25.2 5:31:34.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.1813:32.2 5:31:41.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.3513:33.0 5:31:42.0Pdiff
New York, New York 112.1513:36.5 5:31:45.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.4613:46.8 5:31:55.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.5413:51.5 5:32:00.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.2313:54.6 5:32:03.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.3115:14.9 5:33:23.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.2215:32.2 5:33:41.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.7015:43.2 5:33:52.2Pdiff
London, England 147.1318:35.1 5:36:44.1PKPdf
Rome, Italy 155.2218:47.7 5:36:56.7PKPdf

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