Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:10:06 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 21.62 4:08.9 7:14:14.9P
Brisbane, Australia 26.79 4:54.6 7:15:00.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.14 7:32.8 7:17:38.8P
Agana, Guam 49.18 7:55.5 7:18:01.5P
Tokyo, Japan 68.1810:02.9 7:20:08.9P
San Francisco, California 78.3311:00.7 7:21:06.7P
Los Angeles, California 78.9411:03.9 7:21:09.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.2011:10.5 7:21:16.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.0011:24.7 7:21:30.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.4911:32.1 7:21:38.1P
Seattle, Washington 84.5311:32.2 7:21:38.2P
Beijing, China 85.0611:34.8 7:21:40.8P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.3211:45.5 7:21:51.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87.7411:47.4 7:21:53.4P
Golden, Colorado 90.8312:01.7 7:22:07.7P
Brownsville, Texas 91.1912:03.4 7:22:09.4P
Wichita, Kansas 95.6812:23.7 7:22:29.7P
Lima, Peru 96.5312:27.5 7:22:33.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.2412:48.4 7:22:54.4Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.2212:52.7 7:22:58.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2513:01.8 7:23:07.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 104.4113:02.5 7:23:08.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.9413:09.3 7:23:15.3Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.3513:33.3 7:23:39.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 112.9413:40.3 7:23:46.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.1813:41.4 7:23:47.4Pdiff
New York, New York 113.9113:44.7 7:23:50.7Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.2513:55.0 7:24:01.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.7913:57.4 7:24:03.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.0514:03.0 7:24:09.0Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.3815:19.9 7:25:25.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.1015:36.4 7:25:42.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.8815:39.9 7:25:45.9Pdiff
London, England 148.8618:38.3 7:28:44.3PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.5018:49.8 7:28:55.8PKPdf

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