Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10:19:41 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 18.36 3:44.510:23:25.5P
Brisbane, Australia 24.91 4:43.510:24:24.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 49.35 8:04.010:27:45.0P
Agana, Guam 50.52 8:12.710:27:53.7P
Tokyo, Japan 70.1810:23.410:30:04.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.6211:05.710:30:46.7P
San Francisco, California 81.2811:25.110:31:06.1P
Los Angeles, California 81.7611:27.510:31:08.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.7211:47.210:31:28.2P
Beijing, China 86.6311:51.510:31:32.5P
Seattle, Washington 87.6411:56.210:31:37.2P
Anchorage, Alaska 87.7411:56.710:31:37.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 89.3612:04.310:31:45.3P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.4312:09.210:31:50.2P
Brownsville, Texas 93.4612:23.110:32:04.1P
Golden, Colorado 93.6312:23.810:32:04.8P
Lima, Peru 96.6112:37.210:32:18.2P
Wichita, Kansas 98.3512:44.910:32:25.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.8813:09.510:32:50.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6513:12.910:32:53.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.1113:14.910:32:55.9Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.9013:22.910:33:03.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.9813:27.710:33:08.7Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.9013:54.010:33:35.0Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.5214:01.210:33:42.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 115.9614:03.110:33:44.1Pdiff
New York, New York 116.5214:05.610:33:46.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.2814:13.410:33:54.4Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.9114:16.210:33:57.2Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 120.7914:24.610:34:05.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 136.7615:35.410:35:16.4Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 137.6115:39.210:35:20.2Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 142.9216:02.810:35:43.8Pdiff
London, England 152.0018:53.610:38:34.6PKPdf
Rome, Italy 158.9719:03.210:38:44.2PKPdf

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