Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 03:33:16 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 21.98 4:12.4 3:37:28.4P
Brisbane, Australia 26.80 4:54.9 3:38:10.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.84 7:31.0 3:40:47.0P
Agana, Guam 48.80 7:53.1 3:41:09.1P
Tokyo, Japan 67.7610:00.8 3:43:16.8P
San Francisco, California 78.1311:00.1 3:44:16.1P
Los Angeles, California 78.7811:03.5 3:44:19.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.6411:13.2 3:44:29.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.8611:24.5 3:44:40.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.1311:30.8 3:44:46.8P
Seattle, Washington 84.2811:31.5 3:44:47.5P
Beijing, China 84.6611:33.4 3:44:49.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.3111:45.9 3:45:01.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.6011:47.3 3:45:03.3P
Golden, Colorado 90.6612:01.5 3:45:17.5P
Brownsville, Texas 91.1412:03.6 3:45:19.6P
Wichita, Kansas 95.5512:23.6 3:45:39.6P
Lima, Peru 96.7812:29.1 3:45:45.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.1212:48.4 3:46:04.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.0412:52.4 3:46:08.4Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.9513:00.9 3:46:16.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.3113:02.5 3:46:18.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.9313:09.7 3:46:25.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.2413:33.3 3:46:49.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.8213:40.3 3:46:56.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.0213:41.2 3:46:57.2Pdiff
New York, New York 113.7913:44.6 3:47:00.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.1213:55.0 3:47:11.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.8613:58.2 3:47:14.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.9014:02.9 3:47:18.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.9515:18.6 3:48:34.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.1515:37.2 3:48:53.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.4615:38.6 3:48:54.6Pdiff
London, England 148.4618:38.2 3:51:54.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.0718:49.7 3:52:05.7PKPdf

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