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Magnitude 4.7 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at 19:48:12 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 18.04 3:39.419:51:51.4P
Brisbane, Australia 24.46 4:37.219:52:49.2P
Honolulu, Hawaii 49.74 8:03.919:56:15.9P
Agana, Guam 50.39 8:08.619:56:20.6P
Tokyo, Japan 70.1510:19.619:58:31.6P
Palmer Station, Antarctica 77.5411:01.619:59:13.6P
San Francisco, California 81.7311:23.619:59:35.6P
Los Angeles, California 82.2211:26.119:59:38.1P
Phoenix, Arizona 86.1811:45.519:59:57.5P
Beijing, China 86.5211:47.119:59:59.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 88.0711:54.420:00:06.4P
Seattle, Washington 88.0711:54.420:00:06.4P
Mexico City, Mexico 89.8312:02.520:00:14.5P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 90.9012:07.520:00:19.5P
Brownsville, Texas 93.9212:21.320:00:33.3P
Golden, Colorado 94.0912:22.020:00:34.0P
Lima, Peru 96.9312:34.720:00:46.7Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 98.8112:43.120:00:55.1Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 104.3513:07.720:01:19.6Pdiff
Kathmandu, Nepal 104.3813:07.820:01:19.8Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 105.5613:13.020:01:25.0Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 107.3713:21.120:01:33.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 108.4413:25.820:01:37.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 114.3713:52.120:02:04.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 115.9913:59.320:02:11.3Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 116.4214:01.220:02:13.2Pdiff
New York, New York 116.9914:03.820:02:15.8Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 118.7214:11.520:02:23.5Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 119.3814:14.420:02:26.4Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 121.2614:22.720:02:34.7Pdiff
Nairobi, Kenya 136.2915:29.520:03:41.5Pdiff
Moscow, Russia 137.6115:35.320:03:47.3Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 143.1315:59.820:04:11.8Pdiff
London, England 152.2418:49.720:07:01.7PKPdf
Rome, Italy 159.0018:59.020:07:11.0PKPdf

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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