Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 10:23:54 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 26.77 5:06.010:28:60.0P
Brisbane, Australia 30.15 5:35.710:29:29.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 41.09 7:07.410:31:01.4P
Agana, Guam 47.25 7:55.610:31:49.6P
Tokyo, Japan 65.03 9:59.910:33:53.9P
San Francisco, California 73.7210:52.610:34:46.6P
Los Angeles, California 74.5610:57.310:34:51.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 78.7711:20.610:35:14.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.3411:23.710:35:17.7P
Seattle, Washington 79.6411:25.310:35:19.3P
Beijing, China 82.5211:40.310:35:34.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 83.5411:45.410:35:39.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 84.1811:48.610:35:42.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.3611:49.510:35:43.5P
Golden, Colorado 86.4411:59.610:35:53.6P
Brownsville, Texas 87.6712:05.410:35:59.4P
Wichita, Kansas 91.5012:23.210:36:17.2P
Lima, Peru 96.4512:45.610:36:39.6P
St. Louis, Missouri 97.1112:48.610:36:42.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 97.6812:51.110:36:45.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 100.4813:03.510:36:57.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 102.7413:13.510:37:07.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.4313:16.610:37:10.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 107.3213:33.910:37:27.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 108.8013:40.510:37:34.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 108.8613:40.710:37:34.7Pdiff
New York, New York 109.7913:44.910:37:38.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 112.0513:54.910:37:48.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 113.7114:02.310:37:56.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.3614:05.210:37:59.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 131.6015:21.710:39:15.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 134.9815:36.710:39:30.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 142.4916:10.010:40:04.0Pdiff
London, England 143.8516:16.010:40:10.0Pdiff
Rome, Italy 152.2419:03.810:42:57.8PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver