Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.4 FIJI REGION
Friday, January 04, 2013 at 06:27:32 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 24.93 4:47.6 6:32:19.6P
Brisbane, Australia 29.28 5:25.9 6:32:57.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 42.77 7:18.4 6:34:50.4P
Agana, Guam 48.35 8:01.4 6:35:33.4P
Tokyo, Japan 66.5310:06.6 6:37:38.6P
San Francisco, California 75.1310:57.7 6:38:29.7P
Los Angeles, California 75.8411:01.7 6:38:33.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 79.9811:24.1 6:38:56.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 81.1811:30.4 6:39:02.4P
Seattle, Washington 81.2111:30.5 6:39:02.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.5911:37.6 6:39:09.6P
Beijing, China 83.8511:43.9 6:39:15.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 84.7411:48.3 6:39:20.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 84.8911:49.1 6:39:21.1P
Golden, Colorado 87.7312:02.6 6:39:34.6P
Brownsville, Texas 88.5512:06.5 6:39:38.5P
Wichita, Kansas 92.6912:25.6 6:39:57.6P
Lima, Peru 95.9812:40.5 6:40:12.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 98.2812:50.7 6:40:22.7Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 99.0512:54.1 6:40:26.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.5513:05.2 6:40:37.2Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.4913:13.8 6:40:45.8Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2213:17.1 6:40:49.1Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.4413:35.8 6:41:07.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 110.0013:42.7 6:41:14.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 110.0913:43.1 6:41:15.1Pdiff
New York, New York 110.9613:47.0 6:41:19.0Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.2513:57.2 6:41:29.2Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 114.8014:04.0 6:41:36.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 114.9914:04.9 6:41:36.9Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.2915:26.1 6:42:58.1Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 136.8715:42.0 6:43:14.0Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.7016:03.4 6:43:35.4Pdiff
London, England 145.7318:49.8 6:46:21.8PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.0519:03.2 6:46:35.2PKPdf

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