Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 23:00:43 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 25.21 4:51.823:05:34.8P
Brisbane, Australia 28.85 5:24.023:06:07.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 42.69 7:19.923:08:02.9P
Agana, Guam 47.51 7:57.223:08:40.2P
Tokyo, Japan 65.7310:04.023:10:47.0P
San Francisco, California 75.2611:00.923:11:43.9P
Los Angeles, California 76.0611:05.423:11:48.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 80.2411:28.023:12:11.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.9011:31.523:12:14.5P
Seattle, Washington 81.2311:33.223:12:16.2P
Beijing, China 83.0211:42.423:12:25.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 83.2711:43.623:12:26.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.0011:52.223:12:35.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.3811:54.123:12:37.1P
Golden, Colorado 87.9412:06.223:12:49.2P
Brownsville, Texas 88.9712:11.023:12:54.0P
Wichita, Kansas 92.9612:29.423:13:12.4P
Lima, Peru 96.7812:46.723:13:29.7P
St. Louis, Missouri 98.5612:54.623:13:37.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.2212:57.523:13:40.5Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.8813:09.323:13:52.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.3913:16.023:13:59.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.9613:18.623:14:01.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.7413:39.823:14:22.8Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.3013:46.723:14:29.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.3013:46.723:14:29.7Pdiff
New York, New York 111.2413:50.923:14:33.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.5114:01.023:14:44.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.2114:08.523:14:51.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.3914:09.323:14:52.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.5715:25.523:16:08.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.3815:42.523:16:25.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.2516:04.123:16:47.1Pdiff
London, England 145.3118:51.423:19:34.4PKPbc
Rome, Italy 153.4019:05.123:19:48.1PKPdf

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