Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Friday, January 07, 2011 at 15:46:48 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 17.32 3:54.115:50:42.1P
Brisbane, Australia 26.38 5:25.415:52:13.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 50.00 8:42.215:55:30.2P
Agana, Guam 53.03 9:04.815:55:52.8P
Tokyo, Japan 72.6111:14.715:58:02.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 75.4111:31.015:58:19.0P
San Francisco, California 81.2412:03.115:58:51.1P
Los Angeles, California 81.5012:04.415:58:52.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.3112:23.915:59:11.9P
Seattle, Washington 87.9312:36.615:59:24.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.2112:38.015:59:25.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.9012:41.215:59:29.2P
Beijing, China 89.1312:42.215:59:30.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.9812:46.215:59:34.2P
Brownsville, Texas 92.5112:57.915:59:45.9P
Golden, Colorado 93.3313:01.715:59:49.7P
Lima, Peru 94.3413:06.315:59:54.3P
Wichita, Kansas 97.8513:22.116:00:10.1P
St. Louis, Missouri 103.3313:46.416:00:34.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 104.9113:53.516:00:41.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.1813:59.116:00:47.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.7914:01.816:00:49.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 107.0514:02.916:00:50.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.2214:30.416:01:18.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.8814:37.716:01:25.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 115.5714:40.816:01:28.8Pdiff
New York, New York 115.9014:42.316:01:30.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.6714:45.616:01:33.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.3514:53.116:01:41.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.3515:02.016:01:50.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.5316:18.316:03:06.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 139.9916:29.216:03:17.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 144.6716:50.016:03:38.0Pdiff
London, England 153.5719:37.916:06:25.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 161.2619:48.016:06:36.0PKPdf

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