"According to the team's simulation:<p><pre><code> * One hour after impact, the tsunami had spread outside the Gulf of Mexico and into the North Atlantic.
* Four hours after impact, the waves had passed through the Central American Seaway and into the Pacific.
* Twenty-four hours after impact, the waves had crossed most of the Pacific from the east and most of the Atlantic from the west and entered the Indian Ocean from both sides.
* By 48 hours after impact, significant tsunami waves had reached most of the world's coastlines.</code></pre>