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Magnitude 4.6 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 10:26:17 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 18.06 3:40.110:29:59.1P
Brisbane, Australia 24.72 4:40.110:30:59.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 49.65 8:03.910:34:22.9P
Agana, Guam 50.62 8:11.010:34:30.0P
Tokyo, Japan 70.3410:21.610:36:40.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.4011:01.710:37:20.7P
San Francisco, California 81.5711:23.610:37:42.6P
Los Angeles, California 82.0411:26.010:37:45.0P
Phoenix, Arizona 85.9911:45.510:38:04.5P
Beijing, China 86.7511:49.010:38:08.0P
Seattle, Washington 87.9411:54.610:38:13.6P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.0411:55.110:38:14.1P
Mexico City, Mexico 89.5812:02.210:38:21.2P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.7012:07.410:38:26.4P
Brownsville, Texas 93.6912:21.110:38:40.1P
Golden, Colorado 93.9112:22.110:38:41.1P
Lima, Peru 96.6512:34.410:38:53.4Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 98.6112:43.110:39:02.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 104.1413:07.610:39:26.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.6613:09.910:39:28.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.3913:13.210:39:32.2Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.1513:21.010:39:40.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 108.1913:25.610:39:44.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 114.1513:52.110:40:11.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.7813:59.310:40:18.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 116.2314:01.310:40:20.3Pdiff
New York, New York 116.7814:03.710:40:22.7Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.4514:11.110:40:30.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 119.1714:14.310:40:33.3Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 121.0614:22.710:40:41.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 136.5215:31.310:41:50.3Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 137.7915:37.010:41:56.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 143.1916:01.010:42:20.0Pdiff
London, England 152.2818:50.710:45:09.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 159.1619:00.110:45:19.1PKPdf

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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