Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 02:09:39 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 24.10 4:30.4 2:14:09.4P
Brisbane, Australia 28.34 5:07.5 2:14:46.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.70 7:13.5 2:16:52.5P
Agana, Guam 48.19 7:47.4 2:17:26.4P
Tokyo, Japan 66.64 9:52.6 2:19:31.6P
San Francisco, California 76.1110:47.7 2:20:26.7P
Los Angeles, California 76.8310:51.6 2:20:30.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 80.9611:13.4 2:20:52.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0011:18.7 2:20:57.7P
Seattle, Washington 82.1711:19.6 2:20:58.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.2111:19.8 2:20:58.8P
Beijing, China 83.8211:27.8 2:21:06.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.7211:37.0 2:21:16.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.8111:37.4 2:21:16.4P
Golden, Colorado 88.7111:51.0 2:21:30.0P
Brownsville, Texas 89.5011:54.6 2:21:33.6P
Wichita, Kansas 93.6712:13.7 2:21:52.7P
Lima, Peru 96.5012:26.4 2:22:05.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.2612:38.6 2:22:17.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.0412:42.1 2:22:21.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.5212:53.1 2:22:32.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.8612:59.0 2:22:38.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4113:01.5 2:22:40.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.4113:23.7 2:23:02.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.9813:30.6 2:23:09.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.0813:31.1 2:23:10.1Pdiff
New York, New York 111.9413:34.9 2:23:13.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.2413:45.1 2:23:24.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.6513:51.4 2:23:30.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.9713:52.8 2:23:31.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.5715:10.9 2:24:49.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.5115:28.4 2:25:07.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.7715:42.8 2:25:21.8Pdiff
London, England 146.4418:33.2 2:28:12.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.4818:45.9 2:28:24.9PKPdf

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