Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 08:18:57 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 19.92 4:18.0 8:23:15.0P
Brisbane, Australia 25.42 5:11.2 8:24:08.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.91 8:20.2 8:27:17.2P
Agana, Guam 49.50 8:32.3 8:27:29.3P
Tokyo, Japan 68.9110:45.7 8:29:42.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.0811:44.7 8:30:41.7P
San Francisco, California 80.0711:50.0 8:30:47.0P
Los Angeles, California 80.6511:53.1 8:30:50.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.6712:13.8 8:31:10.8P
Beijing, China 85.5312:18.0 8:31:15.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.1912:21.3 8:31:18.3P
Seattle, Washington 86.3012:21.8 8:31:18.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.7312:33.3 8:31:30.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.4012:36.5 8:31:33.5P
Golden, Colorado 92.5312:51.0 8:31:48.0P
Brownsville, Texas 92.6912:51.7 8:31:48.7P
Lima, Peru 96.9813:11.2 8:32:08.2P
Wichita, Kansas 97.3313:12.8 8:32:09.8P
St. Louis, Missouri 102.8913:37.4 8:32:34.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.9513:42.1 8:32:39.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.0613:42.6 8:32:39.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.0013:51.2 8:32:48.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.3513:57.2 8:32:54.2Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.9614:22.1 8:33:19.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.5614:29.2 8:33:26.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.8714:30.6 8:33:27.6Pdiff
New York, New York 115.5514:33.6 8:33:30.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.9114:44.1 8:33:41.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.9614:44.3 8:33:41.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.7414:52.2 8:33:49.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.2816:05.6 8:35:02.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.5816:11.4 8:35:08.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.3516:28.1 8:35:25.1Pdiff
London, England 150.4119:25.6 8:38:22.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.5619:36.0 8:38:33.0PKPdf

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