Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Friday, November 09, 2012 at 17:20:24 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 21.78 4:30.817:24:54.8P
Brisbane, Australia 28.18 5:28.417:25:52.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.67 7:54.617:28:18.6P
Agana, Guam 50.56 8:31.917:28:55.9P
Tokyo, Japan 69.3210:39.117:31:03.1P
San Francisco, California 77.4711:26.617:31:50.6P
Los Angeles, California 77.9711:29.317:31:53.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.4011:37.117:32:01.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.9511:50.517:32:14.5P
Seattle, Washington 83.8612:00.317:32:24.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.3812:02.917:32:26.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.9612:10.717:32:34.7P
Beijing, China 86.3512:12.617:32:36.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.6812:14.117:32:38.1P
Golden, Colorado 89.8412:29.017:32:53.0P
Brownsville, Texas 89.9112:29.317:32:53.3P
Wichita, Kansas 94.6012:50.917:33:14.9P
Lima, Peru 94.9412:52.417:33:16.4P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.1513:15.617:33:39.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.3013:20.717:33:44.7Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.2313:29.317:33:53.3Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.5813:35.317:33:59.3Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 105.7913:40.717:34:04.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.2014:00.317:34:24.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.8114:07.417:34:31.4Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.1814:09.017:34:33.0Pdiff
New York, New York 112.8014:11.817:34:35.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.1714:22.317:34:46.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.2914:22.917:34:46.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.0314:30.517:34:54.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.3515:56.317:36:20.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.2016:13.417:36:37.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.3616:14.117:36:38.1Pdiff
London, England 149.0519:13.217:39:37.2PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.2919:25.517:39:49.5PKPdf

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