Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.9 FIJI REGION
Thursday, September 01, 2011 at 13:02:31 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 23.37 4:31.113:07:02.1P
Brisbane, Australia 28.11 5:13.113:07:44.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 44.34 7:27.713:09:58.7P
Agana, Guam 48.74 8:01.213:10:32.2P
Tokyo, Japan 67.3210:07.913:12:38.9P
San Francisco, California 76.6211:02.213:13:33.2P
Los Angeles, California 77.2811:05.813:13:36.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3811:27.513:13:58.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.4511:27.913:13:58.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.7411:34.513:14:05.5P
Seattle, Washington 82.7611:34.613:14:05.6P
Beijing, China 84.4411:42.913:14:13.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.0111:50.613:14:21.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1311:51.113:14:22.1P
Golden, Colorado 89.1712:05.413:14:36.4P
Brownsville, Texas 89.7712:08.113:14:39.1P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0812:27.913:14:58.9P
Lima, Peru 96.2112:37.513:15:08.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6512:52.813:15:23.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.5312:56.613:15:27.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.8713:07.113:15:38.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2713:13.313:15:44.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.6213:14.813:15:45.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7913:37.813:16:08.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3713:44.813:16:15.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.5313:45.513:16:16.5Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3313:49.013:16:20.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6513:59.313:16:30.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.7214:04.113:16:35.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.4114:07.213:16:38.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.3115:26.613:17:57.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.2915:44.313:18:15.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.5115:54.113:18:25.1Pdiff
London, England 147.2118:48.013:21:19.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 155.2419:00.513:21:31.5PKPdf

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