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Magnitude 4.5 FIJI REGION

Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 04:50:31 UTC

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

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 23.99 4:30.2 4:55:01.2P
Brisbane, Australia 27.98 5:05.2 4:55:36.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.91 7:16.1 4:57:47.1P
Agana, Guam 47.90 7:46.4 4:58:17.4P
Tokyo, Japan 66.43 9:52.6 5:00:23.6P
San Francisco, California 76.3910:50.6 5:01:21.6P
Los Angeles, California 77.1410:54.7 5:01:25.7P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.2811:16.5 5:01:47.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.1211:20.8 5:01:51.8P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 82.3211:21.8 5:01:52.8P
Seattle, Washington 82.4111:22.2 5:01:53.2P
Beijing, China 83.5711:28.0 5:01:59.0P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.0411:39.9 5:02:10.9P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.1811:40.6 5:02:11.6P
Golden, Colorado 89.0211:53.9 5:02:24.9P
Brownsville, Texas 89.8611:57.7 5:02:28.7P
Wichita, Kansas 93.9912:16.6 5:02:47.6P
Lima, Peru 96.8712:29.5 5:03:00.5Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.5912:41.5 5:03:12.5Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.3312:44.8 5:03:15.8Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 102.8612:56.1 5:03:27.1Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.5212:59.0 5:03:30.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 104.7813:04.6 5:03:35.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.7513:26.6 5:03:57.6Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.3113:33.6 5:04:04.6Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.3813:33.9 5:04:04.9Pdiff
New York, New York 112.2713:37.8 5:04:08.8Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.5613:48.0 5:04:19.0Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 116.0413:54.6 5:04:25.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.2813:55.6 5:04:26.6Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 133.4215:11.7 5:05:42.7Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 137.5315:29.9 5:06:00.9Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.4015:42.7 5:06:13.7Pdiff
London, England 146.4918:34.9 5:09:05.9PKPdf
Rome, Italy 154.3818:47.4 5:09:18.4PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

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


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