Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 14:41:11 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 21.18 4:05.414:45:16.4P
Brisbane, Australia 26.73 4:54.614:46:05.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.51 7:36.314:48:47.3P
Agana, Guam 49.57 7:59.114:49:10.1P
Tokyo, Japan 68.6310:06.414:51:17.4P
San Francisco, California 78.6111:03.014:52:14.0P
Los Angeles, California 79.1811:06.014:52:17.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.7111:08.814:52:19.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.2211:26.714:52:37.7P
Seattle, Washington 84.8611:34.714:52:45.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.9311:35.114:52:46.1P
Beijing, China 85.4811:37.714:52:48.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.3911:46.714:52:57.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.9511:49.314:53:00.3P
Golden, Colorado 91.0612:03.714:53:14.7P
Brownsville, Texas 91.3112:04.814:53:15.8P
Wichita, Kansas 95.8812:25.514:53:36.5P
Lima, Peru 96.2912:27.314:53:38.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.4412:50.214:54:01.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.4812:54.814:54:05.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.5513:04.014:54:15.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.5713:04.114:54:15.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.0213:10.514:54:21.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.5313:35.014:54:46.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 113.1313:42.114:54:53.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.4113:43.314:54:54.3Pdiff
New York, New York 114.1113:46.414:54:57.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.4613:56.914:55:07.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.7713:58.214:55:09.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.2814:04.914:55:15.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.8515:23.014:56:34.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.9715:36.814:56:47.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.3615:42.914:56:53.9Pdiff
London, England 149.3418:40.114:59:51.1PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.9918:51.415:00:02.4PKPdf

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