Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 FIJI REGION
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 10:23:49 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 20.13 3:53.810:27:42.8P
Brisbane, Australia 26.06 4:46.310:28:35.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.56 7:40.910:31:29.9P
Agana, Guam 49.94 7:58.410:31:47.4P
Tokyo, Japan 69.2310:06.110:33:55.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.9111:00.510:34:49.5P
San Francisco, California 79.5911:04.010:34:53.0P
Los Angeles, California 80.1311:06.810:34:55.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.1311:26.910:35:15.9P
Seattle, Washington 85.8911:35.310:35:24.3P
Beijing, China 85.9411:35.610:35:24.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.9811:35.810:35:24.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.1011:45.710:35:34.7P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.8611:49.210:35:38.2P
Golden, Colorado 92.0012:03.710:35:52.7P
Brownsville, Texas 92.0812:04.010:35:53.0P
Lima, Peru 96.3712:23.410:36:12.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 96.7812:25.210:36:14.2Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.3312:49.810:36:38.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.4412:54.710:36:43.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6312:60.010:36:49.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.4213:03.510:36:52.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.7213:09.310:36:58.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.3913:34.410:37:23.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.0013:41.610:37:30.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.3413:43.110:37:32.1Pdiff
New York, New York 114.9913:46.010:37:35.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.3113:56.310:37:45.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.3513:56.510:37:45.5Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.2014:04.710:37:53.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.5515:21.710:39:10.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.1815:28.910:39:17.9Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.3315:42.910:39:31.9Pdiff
London, England 150.3418:36.910:42:25.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.7718:47.610:42:36.6PKPdf

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