Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 01:06:43 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 20.20 3:55.6 1:10:38.6P
Brisbane, Australia 26.01 4:47.2 1:11:30.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.51 7:42.3 1:14:25.3P
Agana, Guam 49.81 7:59.3 1:14:42.3P
Tokyo, Japan 69.1010:07.5 1:16:50.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.0311:03.4 1:17:46.4P
San Francisco, California 79.5711:06.2 1:17:49.2P
Los Angeles, California 80.1211:09.0 1:17:52.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.1311:29.3 1:18:12.3P
Beijing, China 85.8111:37.3 1:18:20.3P
Seattle, Washington 85.8511:37.5 1:18:20.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.9011:37.8 1:18:20.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.1411:48.2 1:18:31.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.8611:51.6 1:18:34.6P
Golden, Colorado 92.0012:06.0 1:18:49.0P
Brownsville, Texas 92.1112:06.5 1:18:49.5P
Lima, Peru 96.4812:26.2 1:19:09.2Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 96.7912:27.6 1:19:10.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.3412:52.2 1:19:35.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.4312:57.1 1:19:40.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.5113:01.8 1:19:44.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.4413:06.0 1:19:49.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.7613:11.8 1:19:54.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.4013:36.9 1:20:19.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.0113:44.0 1:20:27.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.3413:45.5 1:20:28.5Pdiff
New York, New York 114.9913:48.4 1:20:31.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.3613:58.9 1:20:41.9Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.3713:58.9 1:20:41.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.2014:07.0 1:20:50.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.4215:23.5 1:22:06.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.1615:31.2 1:22:14.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.2315:44.8 1:22:27.8Pdiff
London, England 150.2518:39.4 1:25:22.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.6518:50.1 1:25:33.1PKPdf

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