Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 01:39:06 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 19.13 3:56.0 1:43:02.0P
Brisbane, Australia 26.24 5:00.2 1:44:06.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.37 8:02.8 1:47:08.8P
Agana, Guam 51.13 8:23.3 1:47:29.3P
Tokyo, Japan 70.5110:32.3 1:49:38.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.6211:12.9 1:50:18.9P
San Francisco, California 80.1011:26.2 1:50:32.2P
Los Angeles, California 80.5311:28.4 1:50:34.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.4611:48.4 1:50:54.4P
Seattle, Washington 86.5511:58.6 1:51:04.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.9912:00.7 1:51:06.7P
Beijing, China 87.1612:01.5 1:51:07.5P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.0312:05.5 1:51:11.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.1612:10.8 1:51:16.8P
Brownsville, Texas 92.1312:24.5 1:51:30.5P
Golden, Colorado 92.3912:25.7 1:51:31.7P
Lima, Peru 95.5312:40.0 1:51:46.0P
Wichita, Kansas 97.0712:46.8 1:51:52.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.6013:11.4 1:52:17.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.8913:17.1 1:52:23.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.6013:24.7 1:52:30.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.6113:24.7 1:52:30.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.6413:29.3 1:52:35.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.6013:55.8 1:53:01.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.2214:03.0 1:53:09.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.7014:05.1 1:53:11.1Pdiff
New York, New York 115.2314:07.4 1:53:13.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.9714:15.2 1:53:21.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.6314:18.1 1:53:24.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.5314:26.5 1:53:32.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 137.8415:47.8 1:54:53.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.0815:48.9 1:54:54.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 142.5316:08.6 1:55:14.6Pdiff
London, England 151.5019:01.0 1:58:07.0PKPdf
Rome, Italy 159.0619:11.5 1:58:17.5PKPdf

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