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Magnitude 5.9 FIJI REGION

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 23:29:32 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 25.75 5:30.723:35:03.7P
Brisbane, Australia 29.25 6:02.123:35:35.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 42.16 7:52.523:37:25.5P
Agana, Guam 47.36 8:34.023:38:07.0P
Tokyo, Japan 65.4510:43.023:40:16.0P
San Francisco, California 74.7611:40.223:41:13.2P
Los Angeles, California 75.5711:44.923:41:17.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 79.7712:08.323:41:41.3P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.3612:11.523:41:44.5P
Seattle, Washington 80.7012:13.323:41:46.3P
Beijing, China 82.8012:24.423:41:57.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 83.6812:28.923:42:01.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 84.5312:33.323:42:06.3P
Mexico City, Mexico 85.0112:35.723:42:08.7P
Golden, Colorado 87.4512:47.723:42:20.7P
Brownsville, Texas 88.5612:52.923:42:25.9P
Wichita, Kansas 92.4913:11.223:42:44.2P
Lima, Peru 96.7313:30.523:43:03.5P
St. Louis, Missouri 98.1013:36.623:43:09.6P
Duluth, Minnesota 98.7213:39.423:43:12.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 101.4413:51.523:43:24.5Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 103.3513:59.923:43:32.9Pdiff
Miami, Florida 103.5914:01.023:43:34.0Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 108.2914:21.923:43:54.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 109.8214:28.723:44:01.7Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 109.8414:28.823:44:01.8Pdiff
New York, New York 110.7814:32.923:44:05.9Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 113.0414:43.023:44:16.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 114.7314:50.523:44:23.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.0914:52.123:44:25.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 132.2016:08.023:45:41.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 135.8816:24.423:45:57.4Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 141.6316:49.923:46:22.9Pdiff
London, England 144.8017:03.923:46:36.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 152.9719:51.023:49:24.0PKPdf

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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