Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 05:17:06 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 20.75 4:01.6 5:21:07.6P
Brisbane, Australia 26.29 4:50.7 5:21:56.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.98 7:39.8 5:24:45.8P
Agana, Guam 49.55 7:58.9 5:25:04.9P
Tokyo, Japan 68.7310:07.0 5:27:13.0P
San Francisco, California 79.1011:05.6 5:28:11.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.5011:07.7 5:28:13.7P
Los Angeles, California 79.6711:08.6 5:28:14.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.7011:29.1 5:28:35.1P
Seattle, Washington 85.3411:37.1 5:28:43.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.3511:37.1 5:28:43.1P
Beijing, China 85.5011:37.8 5:28:43.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.8411:48.8 5:28:54.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.4411:51.6 5:28:57.6P
Golden, Colorado 91.5512:05.9 5:29:11.9P
Brownsville, Texas 91.7712:06.9 5:29:12.9P
Wichita, Kansas 96.3712:27.7 5:29:33.7Pdiff
Lima, Peru 96.5212:28.3 5:29:34.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.9312:52.4 5:29:58.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.9712:57.0 5:30:03.0Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3913:03.3 5:30:09.3Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.0513:06.2 5:30:12.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.4613:12.5 5:30:18.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.0113:37.1 5:30:43.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 113.6113:44.2 5:30:50.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.9013:45.5 5:30:51.5Pdiff
New York, New York 114.5913:48.6 5:30:54.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.9413:59.0 5:31:05.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.1714:00.0 5:31:06.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.7714:07.1 5:31:13.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.0015:23.6 5:32:29.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.5115:34.7 5:32:40.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.7015:44.5 5:32:50.5Pdiff
London, England 149.7118:40.7 5:35:46.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.1918:51.7 5:35:57.7PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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