Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 FIJI REGION
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 11:27:11 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 23.93 4:27.911:31:38.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.32 5:06.311:32:17.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.85 7:13.311:34:24.3P
Agana, Guam 48.37 7:47.411:34:58.4P
Tokyo, Japan 66.84 9:52.311:37:03.3P
San Francisco, California 76.2110:46.611:37:57.6P
Los Angeles, California 76.9110:50.411:38:01.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.0411:12.111:38:23.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.0011:17.011:38:28.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.1811:17.911:38:28.9P
Seattle, Washington 82.3011:18.511:38:29.5P
Beijing, China 84.0111:27.011:38:38.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.7911:35.611:38:46.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.8211:35.711:38:46.7P
Golden, Colorado 88.8011:49.611:39:00.6P
Brownsville, Texas 89.5311:53.011:39:04.0P
Wichita, Kansas 93.7412:12.311:39:23.3P
Lima, Peru 96.3912:24.111:39:35.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.3312:37.111:39:48.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.1312:40.711:39:51.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.5812:51.611:40:02.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.0012:57.911:40:08.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4312:59.811:40:10.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.4813:22.211:40:33.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.0513:29.211:40:40.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.1613:29.711:40:40.7Pdiff
New York, New York 112.0013:33.411:40:44.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.3113:43.711:40:54.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.6313:49.511:41:00.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.0513:51.411:41:02.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.7815:10.111:42:21.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.7215:27.611:42:38.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.7415:41.011:42:52.0Pdiff
London, England 146.6418:31.611:45:42.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.6918:44.211:45:55.2PKPdf

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