Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.3 FIJI REGION
Friday, May 06, 2011 at 08:00:41 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 23.97 4:28.1 8:05:09.1P
Brisbane, Australia 27.08 4:55.4 8:05:36.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 44.26 7:16.3 8:07:57.3P
Agana, Guam 46.92 7:36.4 8:08:17.4P
Tokyo, Japan 65.62 9:44.5 8:10:25.5P
San Francisco, California 76.9810:50.5 8:11:31.5P
Los Angeles, California 77.8110:55.0 8:11:36.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.0011:16.8 8:11:57.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.1811:17.6 8:11:58.6P
Beijing, China 82.6511:20.0 8:12:01.0P
Seattle, Washington 82.8611:21.1 8:12:02.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.9011:21.2 8:12:02.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.7711:39.9 8:12:20.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.1311:41.5 8:12:22.5P
Golden, Colorado 89.6911:53.5 8:12:34.5P
Brownsville, Texas 90.7411:58.3 8:12:39.3P
Wichita, Kansas 94.7312:16.4 8:12:57.4P
Lima, Peru 97.9812:30.9 8:13:11.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 100.3312:41.3 8:13:22.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.9512:44.0 8:13:25.0Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 102.4412:50.7 8:13:31.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.6612:56.1 8:13:37.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.7113:05.2 8:13:46.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.5213:26.5 8:14:07.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.0513:33.3 8:14:14.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.0713:33.4 8:14:14.4Pdiff
New York, New York 113.0113:37.6 8:14:18.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.2813:47.7 8:14:28.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.9613:55.1 8:14:36.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.0613:55.6 8:14:36.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.7315:05.1 8:15:46.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.2615:25.2 8:16:06.2Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.4915:35.1 8:16:16.1Pdiff
London, England 146.3118:30.7 8:19:11.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.8118:42.6 8:19:23.6PKPdf

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