Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 07:26:11 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 19.83 3:52.3 7:30:03.3P
Brisbane, Australia 25.56 4:43.2 7:30:54.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 47.94 7:45.5 7:33:56.5P
Agana, Guam 49.72 7:58.7 7:34:09.7P
Tokyo, Japan 69.1210:07.6 7:36:18.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.9011:02.7 7:37:13.7P
San Francisco, California 80.0411:08.7 7:37:19.7P
Los Angeles, California 80.6011:11.5 7:37:22.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.6111:31.6 7:37:42.6P
Beijing, China 85.7511:37.1 7:37:48.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.2711:39.5 7:37:50.5P
Seattle, Washington 86.3011:39.7 7:37:50.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.6011:50.4 7:38:01.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.3411:53.8 7:38:04.8P
Golden, Colorado 92.4712:08.2 7:38:19.2P
Brownsville, Texas 92.5812:08.7 7:38:19.7P
Lima, Peru 96.7712:27.5 7:38:38.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.2712:29.7 7:38:40.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 102.8212:54.3 7:39:05.3Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.9112:59.2 7:39:10.2Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2813:00.9 7:39:11.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.9113:08.1 7:39:19.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.2213:13.9 7:39:24.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 112.8813:39.0 7:39:50.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.4913:46.1 7:39:57.1Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.8213:47.6 7:39:58.6Pdiff
New York, New York 115.4713:50.5 7:40:01.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.8014:00.8 7:40:11.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 117.8414:01.0 7:40:12.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.6814:09.2 7:40:20.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.4815:23.8 7:41:34.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.6815:29.1 7:41:40.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.4915:46.0 7:41:57.0Pdiff
London, England 150.5418:39.9 7:44:50.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.7618:50.2 7:45:01.2PKPdf

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