Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.2 FIJI REGION
Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 02:39:58 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 23.21 4:27.3 2:44:25.3P
Brisbane, Australia 27.68 5:06.8 2:45:04.8P
Honolulu, Hawaii 44.60 7:26.6 2:47:24.6P
Agana, Guam 48.43 7:55.7 2:47:53.7P
Tokyo, Japan 67.1010:02.9 2:50:00.9P
San Francisco, California 76.9611:00.3 2:50:58.3P
Los Angeles, California 77.6511:04.0 2:51:02.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 81.5511:24.6 2:51:22.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.7611:25.7 2:51:23.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.9011:31.4 2:51:29.4P
Seattle, Washington 83.0611:32.2 2:51:30.2P
Beijing, China 84.1711:37.7 2:51:35.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.4511:48.7 2:51:46.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.5111:49.0 2:51:47.0P
Golden, Colorado 89.5412:03.1 2:52:01.1P
Brownsville, Texas 90.1912:06.1 2:52:04.1P
Wichita, Kansas 94.4612:25.7 2:52:23.7P
Lima, Peru 96.6312:35.3 2:52:33.3Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 100.0412:50.5 2:52:48.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.8812:54.2 2:52:52.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.2813:04.9 2:53:02.9Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.8913:07.6 2:53:05.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.0613:12.8 2:53:10.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.1913:35.5 2:53:33.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.7613:42.5 2:53:40.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.9013:43.1 2:53:41.1Pdiff
New York, New York 112.7213:46.8 2:53:44.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.0313:57.0 2:53:55.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.1714:02.1 2:54:00.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.7914:04.8 2:54:02.8Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.1515:21.9 2:55:19.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.3315:40.5 2:55:38.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.0915:48.3 2:55:46.3Pdiff
London, England 147.2918:43.8 2:58:41.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 155.1518:56.1 2:58:54.1PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
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