Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 07:17:55 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 21.78 4:14.8 7:22:09.8P
Brisbane, Australia 27.87 5:08.9 7:23:03.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.73 7:35.8 7:25:30.8P
Agana, Guam 50.20 8:09.4 7:26:04.4P
Tokyo, Japan 69.0110:15.2 7:28:10.2P
San Francisco, California 77.6311:04.6 7:28:59.6P
Los Angeles, California 78.1611:07.4 7:29:02.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.6311:15.3 7:29:10.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.1611:28.4 7:29:23.4P
Seattle, Washington 83.9711:37.4 7:29:32.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.3611:39.3 7:29:34.3P
Beijing, China 86.0111:47.3 7:29:42.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.2511:48.5 7:29:43.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.8911:51.5 7:29:46.5P
Golden, Colorado 90.0312:06.1 7:30:01.1P
Brownsville, Texas 90.1812:06.8 7:30:01.8P
Wichita, Kansas 94.8212:28.0 7:30:23.0P
Lima, Peru 95.3212:30.2 7:30:25.2P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.3712:52.7 7:30:47.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.4812:57.6 7:30:52.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.4813:06.5 7:31:01.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.8813:12.7 7:31:07.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.4213:15.1 7:31:10.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.4413:37.4 7:31:32.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.0413:44.5 7:31:39.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.3813:46.0 7:31:41.0Pdiff
New York, New York 113.0313:48.8 7:31:43.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.3913:59.3 7:31:54.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.6314:00.4 7:31:55.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.2314:07.5 7:32:02.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.0915:31.2 7:33:26.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.0815:48.9 7:33:43.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.0915:49.0 7:33:44.0Pdiff
London, England 148.9618:47.4 7:36:42.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.0618:59.4 7:36:54.4PKPdf

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