Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION
Friday, November 23, 2012 at 16:37:30 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 24.03 4:31.416:42:01.4P
Brisbane, Australia 28.00 5:06.316:42:36.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.87 7:17.016:44:47.0P
Agana, Guam 47.88 7:47.516:45:17.5P
Tokyo, Japan 66.40 9:53.816:47:23.8P
San Francisco, California 76.3610:51.916:48:21.9P
Los Angeles, California 77.1010:56.016:48:26.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.2511:17.816:48:47.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.0811:22.116:48:52.1P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.3511:23.416:48:53.4P
Seattle, Washington 82.3711:23.616:48:53.6P
Beijing, China 83.5511:29.416:48:59.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.0111:41.316:49:11.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.1611:42.016:49:12.0P
Golden, Colorado 88.9911:55.216:49:25.2P
Brownsville, Texas 89.8311:59.116:49:29.1P
Wichita, Kansas 93.9612:18.016:49:48.0P
Lima, Peru 96.8712:31.116:50:01.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.5512:42.916:50:12.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3012:46.216:50:16.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.8312:57.516:50:27.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.5113:00.516:50:30.5Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.7613:06.116:50:36.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7213:28.116:50:58.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.2813:35.016:51:05.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.3513:35.316:51:05.3Pdiff
New York, New York 112.2313:39.216:51:09.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.5313:49.416:51:19.4Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.0213:56.016:51:26.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.2513:57.116:51:27.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.3915:13.116:52:43.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.4915:31.316:53:01.3Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.4315:44.416:53:14.4Pdiff
London, England 146.4518:36.516:56:06.5PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.3418:49.016:56:19.0PKPdf

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