Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 07:16:06 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 16.41 3:25.0 7:19:31.0P
Brisbane, Australia 23.89 4:34.0 7:20:40.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 51.28 8:17.5 7:24:23.5P
Agana, Guam 51.36 8:18.1 7:24:24.1P
Tokyo, Japan 71.3910:29.7 7:26:35.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 76.1010:56.5 7:27:02.5P
San Francisco, California 83.0711:33.3 7:27:39.3P
Los Angeles, California 83.4711:35.3 7:27:41.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 87.3711:54.1 7:28:00.1P
Beijing, China 87.5511:55.0 7:28:01.0P
Seattle, Washington 89.5212:04.1 7:28:10.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 89.7012:04.9 7:28:10.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 90.6112:09.1 7:28:15.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 92.0612:15.8 7:28:21.8P
Brownsville, Texas 94.8312:28.4 7:28:34.4P
Golden, Colorado 95.3212:30.6 7:28:36.6P
Lima, Peru 96.6712:36.6 7:28:42.6Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 99.9612:51.2 7:28:57.2Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.8513:12.9 7:29:18.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 105.4713:15.7 7:29:21.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 106.8413:21.8 7:29:27.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 108.4113:28.7 7:29:34.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.2013:32.2 7:29:38.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 115.4313:59.9 7:30:05.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 117.0714:07.1 7:30:13.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 117.6214:09.6 7:30:15.6Pdiff
New York, New York 118.0814:11.6 7:30:17.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 119.1614:16.4 7:30:22.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 120.5014:22.4 7:30:28.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 122.4414:31.0 7:30:37.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 135.3015:28.1 7:31:34.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 138.8815:44.0 7:31:50.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 144.7316:09.9 7:32:15.9Pdiff
London, England 153.8618:55.4 7:35:01.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 160.3219:03.8 7:35:09.8PKPdf

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