Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 FIJI REGION
Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 15:08:33 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 24.05 4:30.415:13:03.4P
Brisbane, Australia 27.83 5:03.615:13:36.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.91 7:15.715:15:48.7P
Agana, Guam 47.67 7:44.215:16:17.2P
Tokyo, Japan 66.22 9:50.715:18:23.7P
San Francisco, California 76.4510:50.415:19:23.4P
Los Angeles, California 77.2210:54.515:19:27.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3811:16.415:19:49.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0611:19.915:19:52.9P
Seattle, Washington 82.4411:21.815:19:54.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.4911:22.015:19:55.0P
Beijing, China 83.3411:26.315:19:59.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1411:39.815:20:12.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.3411:40.715:20:13.7P
Golden, Colorado 89.1011:53.615:20:26.6P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9911:57.715:20:30.7P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0912:16.415:20:49.4P
Lima, Peru 97.1012:29.915:21:02.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6812:41.315:21:14.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.4012:44.515:21:17.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.9812:55.915:21:28.9Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.2812:57.315:21:30.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.9313:04.615:21:37.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.8613:26.515:21:59.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.4213:33.415:22:06.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.4613:33.615:22:06.6Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3713:37.615:22:10.6Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6513:47.815:22:20.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.2213:54.715:22:27.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.3713:55.415:22:28.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.2315:10.215:23:43.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.4115:28.815:24:01.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.2615:41.415:24:14.4Pdiff
London, England 146.3918:34.015:27:07.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.2118:46.415:27:19.4PKPdf

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