Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Friday, November 30, 2012 at 08:26:20 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 23.05 4:21.9 8:30:41.9P
Brisbane, Australia 28.32 5:08.2 8:31:28.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 44.55 7:21.2 8:33:41.2P
Agana, Guam 49.33 7:57.1 8:34:17.1P
Tokyo, Japan 67.9110:01.8 8:36:21.8P
San Francisco, California 76.6710:52.3 8:37:12.3P
Los Angeles, California 77.2810:55.6 8:37:15.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.9011:14.6 8:37:34.6P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3511:16.9 8:37:36.9P
Seattle, Washington 82.8911:24.7 8:37:44.7P
Anchorage, Alaska 83.0711:25.6 8:37:45.6P
Beijing, China 85.0411:35.3 8:37:55.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.8011:38.9 8:37:58.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.0911:40.3 8:38:00.3P
Golden, Colorado 89.1611:54.6 8:38:14.6P
Brownsville, Texas 89.6111:56.7 8:38:16.7P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0312:16.9 8:38:36.9P
Lima, Peru 95.7112:24.4 8:38:44.4P
St. Louis, Missouri 99.6012:41.7 8:39:01.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.5612:46.0 8:39:06.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.7812:55.8 8:39:15.8Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.4113:03.1 8:39:23.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.8213:04.9 8:39:24.9Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7113:26.6 8:39:46.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3013:33.6 8:39:53.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.5213:34.6 8:39:54.6Pdiff
New York, New York 112.2713:37.9 8:39:57.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6013:48.3 8:40:08.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.4113:51.9 8:40:11.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.4013:56.3 8:40:16.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 134.8815:18.3 8:41:38.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 138.7515:35.5 8:41:55.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.6815:44.0 8:42:04.0Pdiff
London, England 147.6318:36.9 8:44:56.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 155.7918:49.4 8:45:09.4PKPdf

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