Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 18:35:53 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 17.52 3:34.318:39:27.3P
Brisbane, Australia 24.81 4:40.018:40:33.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.09 8:06.018:43:59.0P
Agana, Guam 51.22 8:14.218:44:07.2P
Tokyo, Japan 70.9910:24.118:46:17.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 76.7410:56.818:46:49.8P
San Francisco, California 81.8711:23.818:47:16.8P
Los Angeles, California 82.2811:25.918:47:18.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 86.1911:45.018:47:38.0P
Beijing, China 87.3611:50.518:47:43.5P
Seattle, Washington 88.3111:55.018:47:48.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.5911:56.218:47:49.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 89.5812:00.918:47:53.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.9012:06.918:47:59.9P
Brownsville, Texas 93.7512:20.018:48:13.0P
Golden, Colorado 94.1412:21.718:48:14.7P
Lima, Peru 96.2512:31.218:48:24.2P
Wichita, Kansas 98.8012:42.518:48:35.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 104.3113:07.018:48:60.0Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.1213:10.618:49:03.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.6513:12.918:49:05.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.2813:20.118:49:13.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 108.1813:24.218:49:17.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 114.2913:51.318:49:44.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.9313:58.518:49:51.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 116.4514:00.818:49:53.8Pdiff
New York, New York 116.9314:03.018:49:56.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.3014:09.118:50:02.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 119.3414:13.718:50:06.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 121.2714:22.218:50:15.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 136.4115:29.518:51:22.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 138.4415:38.518:51:31.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 143.8216:02.418:51:55.4Pdiff
London, England 152.8918:50.118:54:43.1PKPdf
Rome, Italy 159.8218:59.418:54:52.4PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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