Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.7 FIJI REGION
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 13:48:13 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 25.41 5:27.613:53:39.6P
Brisbane, Australia 27.43 5:45.913:53:57.9P
Honolulu, Hawaii 43.13 8:00.413:56:12.4P
Agana, Guam 45.65 8:20.613:56:32.6P
Tokyo, Japan 64.1410:34.513:58:46.5P
San Francisco, California 76.1411:48.214:00:00.2P
Los Angeles, California 77.0911:53.514:00:05.5P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.7912:13.814:00:25.8P
Beijing, China 81.2812:16.414:00:28.4P
Phoenix, Arizona 81.3512:16.814:00:28.8P
Seattle, Washington 81.8312:19.414:00:31.4P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 84.4712:32.914:00:44.9P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.1312:41.214:00:53.2P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.9412:45.214:00:57.2P
Golden, Colorado 88.9612:54.814:01:06.8P
Brownsville, Texas 90.4013:01.514:01:13.5P
Wichita, Kansas 94.0913:18.614:01:30.6P
Lima, Peru 98.7713:39.614:01:51.6Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 99.7113:43.814:01:55.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 100.1313:45.614:01:57.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 101.4313:51.414:02:03.4Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.1313:59.014:02:11.0Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.4914:09.514:02:21.5Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 109.9414:29.214:02:41.2Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 111.3014:35.314:02:47.3Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 111.4714:36.014:02:48.0Pdiff
New York, New York 112.3914:40.114:02:52.1Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 114.6114:50.014:03:02.0Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 116.2314:57.114:03:09.1Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 117.1215:01.114:03:13.1Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 131.1916:03.514:04:15.5Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 135.7016:23.614:04:35.6Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 139.7316:41.414:04:53.4Pdiff
London, England 144.7817:03.814:05:15.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 152.2419:49.914:08:01.9PKPdf

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