Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 21:24:36 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 19.59 3:50.621:28:26.6P
Brisbane, Australia 25.43 4:42.621:29:18.6P
Honolulu, Hawaii 48.18 7:48.121:32:24.1P
Agana, Guam 49.83 8:00.221:32:36.2P
Tokyo, Japan 69.2810:09.521:34:45.5P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 78.7011:02.521:35:38.5P
San Francisco, California 80.2611:10.721:35:46.7P
Los Angeles, California 80.8111:13.521:35:49.5P
Phoenix, Arizona 84.8111:33.521:36:09.5P
Beijing, China 85.8811:38.621:36:14.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 86.5211:41.721:36:17.7P
Seattle, Washington 86.5411:41.721:36:17.7P
Mexico City, Mexico 88.7511:52.021:36:28.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 89.5411:55.721:36:31.7P
Golden, Colorado 92.6812:10.121:36:46.1P
Brownsville, Texas 92.7512:10.421:36:46.4P
Lima, Peru 96.7712:28.521:37:04.5Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 97.4612:31.621:37:07.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 103.0112:56.221:37:32.2Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 104.1213:01.121:37:37.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3213:02.021:37:38.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 106.1013:09.921:37:45.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 107.3713:15.521:37:51.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 113.0713:40.821:38:16.8Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 114.6813:48.021:38:24.0Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 115.0213:49.521:38:25.5Pdiff
New York, New York 115.6613:52.321:38:28.3Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.9014:02.321:38:38.3Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 118.0314:02.921:38:38.9Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 119.8814:11.121:38:47.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 136.6615:25.521:40:01.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 137.5115:29.321:40:05.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 141.7215:48.021:40:24.0Pdiff
London, England 150.7818:41.321:43:17.3PKPdf
Rome, Italy 157.9518:51.621:43:27.5PKPdf

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