Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 FIJI REGION
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 18:22:31 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
Brisbane, Australia 23.25 4:22.718:26:53.7P
Wellington, New Zealand 26.75 4:53.418:27:24.4P
Agana, Guam 39.90 6:43.418:29:14.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.20 7:24.718:29:55.7P
Tokyo, Japan 59.31 9:05.418:31:36.4P
Beijing, China 75.8610:46.018:33:17.0P
San Francisco, California 79.2211:04.118:33:35.1P
Los Angeles, California 80.6411:11.418:33:42.4P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.7611:12.018:33:43.0P
Seattle, Washington 84.0511:28.618:33:59.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.1511:33.918:34:04.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 88.1311:47.918:34:18.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.9511:56.318:34:27.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 92.0612:06.018:34:37.0P
Golden, Colorado 92.4112:07.618:34:38.6P
Brownsville, Texas 95.1112:19.818:34:50.8P
Kathmandu, Nepal 95.2012:20.218:34:51.2P
Wichita, Kansas 97.8812:32.118:35:03.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 103.1712:55.618:35:26.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.5312:57.218:35:28.2Pdiff
Lima, Peru 105.1013:04.118:35:35.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.2413:13.718:35:44.7Pdiff
Miami, Florida 110.4513:27.918:35:58.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.8413:42.918:36:13.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 114.5613:46.118:36:17.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.2713:49.318:36:20.3Pdiff
New York, New York 116.1213:53.118:36:24.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.1814:02.218:36:33.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.5214:08.218:36:39.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 122.6714:22.218:36:53.2Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 126.7714:40.418:37:11.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 133.3615:09.618:37:40.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 134.5515:14.918:37:45.9Pdiff
London, England 142.7215:51.118:38:22.1Pdiff
Rome, Italy 148.1918:35.718:41:06.7PKPdf

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