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Magnitude 4.5 FIJI REGION

Monday, September 15, 2008 at 02:31:36 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 22.04 4:16.8 2:35:52.8P
Brisbane, Australia 27.72 5:07.1 2:36:43.1P
Honolulu, Hawaii 45.54 7:33.8 2:39:09.8P
Agana, Guam 49.74 8:05.4 2:39:41.4P
Tokyo, Japan 68.5410:11.7 2:41:47.7P
San Francisco, California 77.5711:03.5 2:42:39.5P
Los Angeles, California 78.1311:06.6 2:42:42.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 80.0811:16.9 2:42:52.9P
Phoenix, Arizona 82.1611:27.6 2:43:03.6P
Seattle, Washington 83.8411:36.1 2:43:12.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.0811:37.2 2:43:13.2P
Beijing, China 85.5511:44.4 2:43:20.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 86.4011:48.4 2:43:24.4P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 86.9011:50.8 2:43:26.8P
Golden, Colorado 90.0112:05.3 2:43:41.3P
Brownsville, Texas 90.2812:06.5 2:43:42.5P
Wichita, Kansas 94.8312:27.3 2:44:03.3P
Lima, Peru 95.7012:31.2 2:44:07.2P
St. Louis, Missouri 100.3912:52.0 2:44:28.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 101.4312:56.6 2:44:32.6Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 103.5313:05.9 2:44:41.9Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.9913:12.4 2:44:48.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 105.0213:12.6 2:44:48.6Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 110.4813:36.8 2:45:12.8Pdiff
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 112.0813:43.9 2:45:19.9Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 112.3613:45.1 2:45:21.1Pdiff
New York, New York 113.0613:48.2 2:45:24.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 115.4113:58.6 2:45:34.6Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 115.8614:00.6 2:45:36.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 117.2314:06.7 2:45:42.7Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 135.6315:28.4 2:47:04.4Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 139.7115:46.5 2:47:22.5Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 140.0015:47.8 2:47:23.8Pdiff
London, England 148.6218:44.7 2:50:20.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 156.6318:56.3 2:50:32.3PKPdf

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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