Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 17:05:07 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 21.41 4:29.817:09:36.8P
Brisbane, Australia 28.39 5:32.617:10:39.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.96 7:59.517:13:06.5P
Agana, Guam 51.19 8:39.317:13:46.3P
Tokyo, Japan 69.9610:46.017:15:53.0P
San Francisco, California 77.5911:30.217:16:37.2P
Los Angeles, California 78.0311:32.617:16:39.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.7811:36.817:16:43.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.9711:53.717:17:00.7P
Seattle, Washington 84.0612:04.417:17:11.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.7912:08.017:17:15.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.7812:12.917:17:19.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.6912:17.317:17:24.3P
Beijing, China 86.9912:18.717:17:25.7P
Brownsville, Texas 89.7912:31.917:17:38.9P
Golden, Colorado 89.8912:32.317:17:39.3P
Lima, Peru 94.4212:53.117:18:00.1P
Wichita, Kansas 94.6012:54.017:18:01.0P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.1413:18.717:18:25.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.3813:24.217:18:31.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.1813:32.217:18:39.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4013:37.617:18:44.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 106.3713:46.417:18:53.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.1614:03.217:19:10.2Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.7814:10.417:19:17.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.2114:12.317:19:19.3Pdiff
New York, New York 112.7814:14.817:19:21.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.0014:24.717:19:31.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.1614:25.417:19:32.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.0514:33.817:19:40.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.9916:02.317:21:09.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.4616:17.717:21:24.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.7216:18.917:21:25.9Pdiff
London, England 149.5219:17.317:24:24.3PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.8919:29.617:24:36.6PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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