Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 14:40:55 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 24.11 4:30.914:45:25.9P
Brisbane, Australia 27.88 5:04.014:45:59.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.85 7:15.214:48:10.2P
Agana, Guam 47.65 7:44.014:48:39.0P
Tokyo, Japan 66.18 9:50.514:50:45.5P
San Francisco, California 76.4010:50.114:51:45.1P
Los Angeles, California 77.1610:54.214:51:49.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3211:16.114:52:11.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0011:19.614:52:14.6P
Seattle, Washington 82.3811:21.514:52:16.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.5411:22.314:52:17.3P
Beijing, China 83.3111:26.114:52:21.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.0811:39.514:52:34.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.3011:40.514:52:35.5P
Golden, Colorado 89.0511:53.414:52:48.4P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9511:57.514:52:52.5P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0412:16.214:53:11.2P
Lima, Peru 97.1012:29.914:53:24.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6312:41.114:53:36.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3412:44.314:53:39.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.9312:55.714:53:50.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.2712:57.314:53:52.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.8913:04.514:53:59.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.8113:26.314:54:21.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3613:33.214:54:28.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.4113:33.414:54:28.4Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3113:37.414:54:32.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6013:47.614:54:42.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.1913:54.614:54:49.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.3113:55.214:54:50.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.1815:10.114:56:05.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.3515:28.514:56:23.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.3015:41.614:56:36.6Pdiff
London, England 146.3318:33.914:59:28.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.1618:46.314:59:41.3PKPdf

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