Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 FIJI REGION
Sunday, May 08, 2011 at 00:09:16 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 21.96 4:14.4 0:13:30.4P
Brisbane, Australia 27.36 5:02.2 0:14:18.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.70 7:32.8 0:16:48.8P
Agana, Guam 49.43 8:00.8 0:17:16.8P
Tokyo, Japan 68.2910:07.6 0:19:23.6P
San Francisco, California 77.8211:02.2 0:20:18.2P
Los Angeles, California 78.4111:05.4 0:20:21.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.2311:15.0 0:20:31.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.4611:26.4 0:20:42.4P
Seattle, Washington 84.0511:34.3 0:20:50.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.1511:34.8 0:20:50.8P
Beijing, China 85.2611:40.2 0:20:56.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.7611:47.3 0:21:03.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.1911:49.4 0:21:05.4P
Golden, Colorado 90.2912:03.7 0:21:19.7P
Brownsville, Texas 90.6212:05.3 0:21:21.3P
Wichita, Kansas 95.1312:25.8 0:21:41.8P
Lima, Peru 96.0912:30.0 0:21:46.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.6912:50.5 0:22:06.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.6912:54.9 0:22:10.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.8513:04.5 0:22:20.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6313:08.0 0:22:24.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.3813:11.3 0:22:27.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.7913:35.3 0:22:51.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.3913:42.4 0:22:58.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.6413:43.5 0:22:59.5Pdiff
New York, New York 113.3613:46.7 0:23:02.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.7013:57.1 0:23:13.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.2413:59.5 0:23:15.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.5114:05.1 0:23:21.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.4215:24.7 0:24:40.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.6615:43.5 0:24:59.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.6715:43.5 0:24:59.5Pdiff
London, England 148.6218:42.9 0:27:58.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.4718:54.7 0:28:10.7PKPdf

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