Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 FIJI REGION
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 05:01:16 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 24.79 4:37.3 5:05:53.3P
Brisbane, Australia 28.82 5:12.5 5:06:28.5P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.02 7:09.3 5:08:25.3P
Agana, Guam 47.97 7:46.9 5:09:02.9P
Tokyo, Japan 66.24 9:51.5 5:11:07.5P
San Francisco, California 75.4710:45.6 5:12:01.6P
Los Angeles, California 76.2210:49.8 5:12:05.8P
Phoenix, Arizona 80.3711:11.9 5:12:27.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.3111:16.7 5:12:32.7P
Seattle, Washington 81.5011:17.7 5:12:33.7P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.7511:24.0 5:12:40.0P
Beijing, China 83.5111:27.8 5:12:43.8P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 85.1311:35.7 5:12:51.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.3611:36.8 5:12:52.8P
Golden, Colorado 88.1111:49.7 5:13:05.7P
Brownsville, Texas 89.0011:53.8 5:13:09.8P
Wichita, Kansas 93.0912:12.6 5:13:28.6P
Lima, Peru 96.4612:27.7 5:13:43.7Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 98.6812:37.6 5:13:53.6Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.4112:40.8 5:13:56.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.9712:52.2 5:14:08.2Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.7813:00.2 5:14:16.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.9513:01.0 5:14:17.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.8513:22.7 5:14:38.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.4113:29.7 5:14:45.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.4713:29.9 5:14:45.9Pdiff
New York, New York 111.3613:33.9 5:14:49.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.6513:44.0 5:15:00.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.2913:51.3 5:15:07.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 115.3713:51.7 5:15:07.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.0915:10.3 5:16:26.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.8715:27.1 5:16:43.1Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.2415:46.5 5:17:02.5Pdiff
London, England 145.7818:33.7 5:19:49.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 153.9218:46.8 5:20:02.8PKPdf

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