Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Monday, September 10, 2012 at 00:04:44 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 22.12 4:34.9 0:09:18.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.69 5:33.9 0:10:17.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.28 7:52.7 0:12:36.7P
Agana, Guam 50.79 8:34.8 0:13:18.8P
Tokyo, Japan 69.4310:41.0 0:15:25.0P
San Francisco, California 77.0111:25.2 0:16:09.2P
Los Angeles, California 77.4811:27.9 0:16:11.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.4311:38.5 0:16:22.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.4611:49.2 0:16:33.2P
Seattle, Washington 83.4311:59.4 0:16:43.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.0812:02.6 0:16:46.6P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.4412:09.4 0:16:53.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1812:13.0 0:16:57.0P
Beijing, China 86.5312:14.7 0:16:58.7P
Golden, Colorado 89.3612:28.0 0:17:12.0P
Brownsville, Texas 89.4012:28.2 0:17:12.2P
Wichita, Kansas 94.1112:49.9 0:17:33.9P
Lima, Peru 94.5412:51.8 0:17:35.8P
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6513:14.7 0:17:58.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.8213:19.9 0:18:03.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.7313:28.4 0:18:12.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.0713:34.3 0:18:18.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 106.1413:43.5 0:18:27.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7013:59.3 0:18:43.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3114:06.5 0:18:50.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.6914:08.1 0:18:52.1Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3014:10.9 0:18:54.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6714:21.4 0:19:05.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.7914:21.9 0:19:05.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.5314:29.7 0:19:13.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.3915:57.8 0:20:41.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.0116:13.8 0:20:57.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.8716:17.7 0:21:01.7Pdiff
London, England 148.8019:14.1 0:23:58.1PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.2319:26.8 0:24:10.8PKPdf

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