Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.1 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 16:28:18 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 15.37 3:10.716:31:28.7P
Brisbane, Australia 22.70 4:16.916:32:34.9P
Agana, Guam 51.22 8:08.016:36:26.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 52.52 8:17.316:36:35.3P
Tokyo, Japan 71.5210:19.916:38:37.9P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 75.6710:43.416:39:01.4P
San Francisco, California 84.4111:28.716:39:46.7P
Los Angeles, California 84.8311:30.716:39:48.7P
Beijing, China 87.4511:43.016:40:01.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 88.7311:49.016:40:07.0P
Anchorage, Alaska 90.7811:58.516:40:16.5P
Seattle, Washington 90.8211:58.716:40:16.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 91.9012:03.616:40:21.6P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 93.4212:10.516:40:28.5P
Brownsville, Texas 96.1612:22.816:40:40.8Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 96.6812:25.116:40:43.1Pdiff
Lima, Peru 97.4412:28.516:40:46.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 101.3212:45.716:41:03.7Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.2212:58.616:41:16.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 106.8213:10.116:41:28.1Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 108.2013:16.216:41:34.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 109.7613:23.116:41:41.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 110.4913:26.416:41:44.4Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 116.7813:54.316:42:12.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 118.4214:01.616:42:19.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 118.9814:04.116:42:22.1Pdiff
New York, New York 119.4414:06.116:42:24.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 120.3314:10.116:42:28.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 121.8614:16.916:42:34.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 123.8014:25.516:42:43.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 133.9515:10.516:43:28.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 139.0215:33.016:43:51.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 145.4718:29.216:46:47.2PKPdf
London, England 154.6818:43.916:47:01.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 160.4918:51.316:47:09.3PKPdf

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