Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 03:27:02 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 22.20 4:14.0 3:31:16.0P
Brisbane, Australia 27.34 4:59.3 3:32:01.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.51 7:28.0 3:34:30.0P
Agana, Guam 49.15 7:55.2 3:34:57.2P
Tokyo, Japan 67.9910:01.7 3:37:03.7P
San Francisco, California 77.7010:57.2 3:37:59.2P
Los Angeles, California 78.3211:00.5 3:38:02.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.5411:12.2 3:38:14.2P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.3811:21.6 3:38:23.6P
Seattle, Washington 83.8911:29.1 3:38:31.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.9111:29.1 3:38:31.1P
Beijing, China 84.9711:34.3 3:38:36.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.7811:42.9 3:38:44.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.1211:44.5 3:38:46.5P
Golden, Colorado 90.2011:58.8 3:39:00.8P
Brownsville, Texas 90.6112:00.7 3:39:02.7P
Wichita, Kansas 95.0612:20.9 3:39:22.9P
Lima, Peru 96.2912:26.4 3:39:28.4Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 100.6312:45.6 3:39:47.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.5912:49.9 3:39:51.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.8112:59.7 3:40:01.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3913:02.3 3:40:04.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.4013:06.8 3:40:08.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.7413:30.5 3:40:32.5Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.3313:37.6 3:40:39.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.5613:38.6 3:40:40.6Pdiff
New York, New York 113.3013:41.9 3:40:43.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.6413:52.2 3:40:54.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.3113:55.2 3:40:57.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.4314:00.2 3:41:02.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.1215:18.7 3:42:20.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.3915:37.7 3:42:39.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.6715:38.9 3:42:40.9Pdiff
London, England 148.3418:37.4 3:45:39.4PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.1718:49.2 3:45:51.2PKPdf

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