Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.5 FIJI REGION
Monday, November 26, 2012 at 07:58:24 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 21.05 4:02.7 8:02:26.7P
Brisbane, Australia 26.22 4:48.4 8:03:12.4P
Honolulu, Hawaii 46.76 7:35.9 8:05:59.9P
Agana, Guam 49.16 7:53.7 8:06:17.7P
Tokyo, Japan 68.3210:01.8 8:08:25.8P
San Francisco, California 78.9811:02.1 8:09:26.1P
Los Angeles, California 79.5811:05.3 8:09:29.3P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 79.9011:06.9 8:09:30.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 83.6411:25.8 8:09:49.8P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.0611:32.7 8:09:56.7P
Beijing, China 85.1011:32.9 8:09:56.9P
Seattle, Washington 85.1711:33.2 8:09:57.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 87.9011:46.1 8:10:10.1P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 88.3811:48.3 8:10:12.3P
Golden, Colorado 91.4712:02.5 8:10:26.5P
Brownsville, Texas 91.7912:04.0 8:10:28.0P
Wichita, Kansas 96.3112:24.4 8:10:48.4Pdiff
Lima, Peru 96.8112:26.6 8:10:50.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 101.8812:49.1 8:11:13.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 102.8612:53.5 8:11:17.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.0612:58.8 8:11:22.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 105.0313:03.1 8:11:27.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 106.5213:09.7 8:11:33.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 111.9713:33.9 8:11:57.9Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 113.5713:41.0 8:12:05.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 113.8213:42.1 8:12:06.1Pdiff
New York, New York 114.5413:45.3 8:12:09.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 116.8913:55.7 8:12:19.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.3013:57.6 8:12:21.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 118.6914:03.7 8:12:27.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.5915:18.8 8:13:42.8Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 138.4915:31.6 8:13:55.6Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 140.3315:39.8 8:14:03.8Pdiff
London, England 149.3518:36.8 8:17:00.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.7818:47.8 8:17:11.8PKPdf

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U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver