Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 FIJI REGION
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 06:22:37 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 21.99 4:15.9 6:26:52.9P
Brisbane, Australia 27.98 5:09.0 6:27:46.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.52 7:33.2 6:30:10.2P
Agana, Guam 50.10 8:07.5 6:30:44.5P
Tokyo, Japan 68.8610:13.1 6:32:50.1P
San Francisco, California 77.4511:02.3 6:33:39.3P
Los Angeles, California 77.9911:05.2 6:33:42.2P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.8211:14.9 6:33:51.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.0011:26.2 6:34:03.2P
Seattle, Washington 83.7811:35.1 6:34:12.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.1411:36.9 6:34:13.9P
Beijing, China 85.8911:45.4 6:34:22.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.1411:46.6 6:34:23.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.7311:49.4 6:34:26.4P
Golden, Colorado 89.8712:04.0 6:34:41.0P
Brownsville, Texas 90.0512:04.8 6:34:41.8P
Wichita, Kansas 94.6612:25.9 6:35:02.9P
Lima, Peru 95.3412:28.9 6:35:05.9P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.2112:50.6 6:35:27.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.3012:55.4 6:35:32.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.3313:04.4 6:35:41.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.7613:10.8 6:35:47.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.3613:13.4 6:35:50.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.2913:35.3 6:36:12.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.8913:42.4 6:36:19.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.2113:43.8 6:36:20.8Pdiff
New York, New York 112.8713:46.8 6:36:23.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.2313:57.2 6:36:34.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.5513:58.7 6:36:35.7Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.0714:05.4 6:36:42.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.9215:29.1 6:38:06.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.8715:46.6 6:38:23.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.2315:48.2 6:38:25.2Pdiff
London, England 148.7518:45.5 6:41:22.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.8818:57.7 6:41:34.7PKPdf

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