Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 07:13:06 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 23.86 4:26.9 7:17:32.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.19 5:04.7 7:18:10.7P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.94 7:13.4 7:20:19.4P
Agana, Guam 48.29 7:46.2 7:20:52.2P
Tokyo, Japan 66.79 9:51.3 7:22:57.3P
San Francisco, California 76.3210:46.5 7:23:52.5P
Los Angeles, California 77.0310:50.3 7:23:56.3P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.1611:12.0 7:24:18.0P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.0111:16.3 7:24:22.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.2511:17.5 7:24:23.5P
Seattle, Washington 82.4011:18.2 7:24:24.2P
Beijing, China 83.9511:25.9 7:24:31.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.9111:35.3 7:24:41.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.9511:35.5 7:24:41.5P
Golden, Colorado 88.9211:49.3 7:24:55.3P
Brownsville, Texas 89.6611:52.8 7:24:58.8P
Wichita, Kansas 93.8612:12.0 7:25:18.0P
Lima, Peru 96.5012:23.8 7:25:29.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.4512:36.9 7:25:42.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.2512:40.4 7:25:46.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.7012:51.3 7:25:57.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.9112:56.6 7:26:02.6Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.5612:59.5 7:26:05.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.6013:21.9 7:26:27.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.1713:28.9 7:26:34.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.2813:29.4 7:26:35.4Pdiff
New York, New York 112.1313:33.1 7:26:39.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.4313:43.4 7:26:49.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.7613:49.2 7:26:55.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.1713:51.1 7:26:57.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.7615:09.2 7:28:15.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.7515:26.9 7:28:32.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.6115:39.6 7:28:45.6Pdiff
London, England 146.6818:30.8 7:31:36.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.6818:43.3 7:31:49.3PKPdf

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