Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.0 FIJI REGION
Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 06:16:06 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 22.74 4:59.5 6:21:05.5P
Brisbane, Australia 23.24 5:04.7 6:21:10.7P
Agana, Guam 44.48 8:08.2 6:24:14.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.96 8:27.9 6:24:33.9P
Tokyo, Japan 64.0510:30.8 6:26:36.8P
San Francisco, California 80.2512:07.7 6:28:13.7P
Beijing, China 80.5312:09.2 6:28:15.2P
Los Angeles, California 81.2612:13.1 6:28:19.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 83.5012:24.8 6:28:30.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.9212:26.9 6:28:32.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.5512:35.2 6:28:41.2P
Seattle, Washington 85.7612:36.2 6:28:42.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.3312:58.0 6:29:04.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.0513:01.3 6:29:07.3P
Golden, Colorado 93.1313:10.9 6:29:16.9P
Brownsville, Texas 94.5813:17.6 6:29:23.6P
Wichita, Kansas 98.2913:34.3 6:29:40.3P
Kathmandu, Nepal 99.2513:38.5 6:29:44.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 101.5313:48.6 6:29:54.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.9213:59.2 6:30:05.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 104.2414:00.7 6:30:06.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.3514:14.5 6:30:20.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 109.6314:24.6 6:30:30.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 114.1514:44.7 6:30:50.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 115.4614:50.5 6:30:56.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.6714:51.4 6:30:57.4Pdiff
New York, New York 116.5914:55.5 6:31:01.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.8115:05.3 6:31:11.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.3915:12.4 6:31:18.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 121.0515:15.3 6:31:21.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 131.5116:01.7 6:32:07.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 135.5916:19.8 6:32:25.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.6716:29.1 6:32:35.1Pdiff
London, England 146.9619:37.9 6:35:43.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 152.9219:47.6 6:35:53.6PKPdf

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