Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:10:01 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 26.39 5:03.110:15:04.1P
Brisbane, Australia 29.79 5:33.110:15:34.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 41.49 7:11.210:17:12.2P
Agana, Guam 47.26 7:56.310:17:57.3P
Tokyo, Japan 65.1710:01.410:20:02.4P
San Francisco, California 74.1210:55.510:20:56.5P
Los Angeles, California 74.9511:00.210:21:01.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 79.1611:23.410:21:24.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 79.7211:26.410:21:27.4P
Seattle, Washington 80.0411:28.110:21:29.1P
Beijing, China 82.6011:41.410:21:42.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 83.9311:48.010:21:49.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.1211:49.010:21:50.0P
Mexico City, Mexico 84.5111:50.910:21:51.9P
Golden, Colorado 86.8312:02.210:22:03.2P
Brownsville, Texas 88.0212:07.810:22:08.8P
Wichita, Kansas 91.8812:25.710:22:26.7P
Lima, Peru 96.5812:46.910:22:47.9P
St. Louis, Missouri 97.4912:51.010:22:52.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 98.0812:53.610:22:54.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 100.8513:05.910:23:06.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.0713:15.810:23:16.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.3813:17.110:23:18.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 107.6913:36.310:23:37.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 109.1913:42.910:23:43.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 109.2413:43.110:23:44.1Pdiff
New York, New York 110.1713:47.310:23:48.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 112.4313:57.310:23:58.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 114.1014:04.710:24:05.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.6614:07.210:24:08.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 131.8115:23.310:25:24.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 135.3115:38.910:25:39.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 142.1516:09.210:26:10.2Pdiff
London, England 144.1916:18.310:26:19.3Pdiff
Rome, Italy 152.5019:05.010:29:06.0PKPdf

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