Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 22:28:36 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 20.00 3:53.722:32:29.7P
Brisbane, Australia 25.56 4:43.222:33:19.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.81 7:44.522:36:20.5P
Agana, Guam 49.56 7:57.422:36:33.4P
Tokyo, Japan 68.9410:06.522:38:42.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.0811:03.622:39:39.6P
San Francisco, California 79.9511:08.122:39:44.1P
Los Angeles, California 80.5211:11.022:39:47.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.5411:31.222:40:07.2P
Beijing, China 85.5811:36.222:40:12.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.1111:38.722:40:14.7P
Seattle, Washington 86.1911:39.122:40:15.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.5911:50.322:40:26.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.2711:53.422:40:29.4P
Golden, Colorado 92.4012:07.822:40:43.8P
Brownsville, Texas 92.5512:08.522:40:44.5P
Lima, Peru 96.8712:27.922:41:03.9Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.2012:29.322:41:05.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.7512:54.022:41:30.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.8212:58.722:41:34.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.1613:00.222:41:36.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.8613:07.822:41:43.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.2113:13.822:41:49.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.8313:38.722:42:14.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.4313:45.822:42:21.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.7413:47.222:42:23.2Pdiff
New York, New York 115.4113:50.222:42:26.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.7714:00.722:42:36.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.8214:00.922:42:36.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.6014:08.822:42:44.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.3015:22.922:43:58.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.7215:29.222:44:05.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.3115:45.122:44:21.1Pdiff
London, England 150.3618:39.522:47:15.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.5718:49.922:47:25.9PKPdf

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