Wow 15 hours to australia, that thing is moving fast.
It's only about 20km further assuming Alaska is 1/3 of the world's circumference away from Australia.
(1/3)*(2*pi*(r+10) - 2*pi*r) = (1/3)(20*pi) ~= 20This is why when there's a tsunami warning, boats are supposed to leave the harbor, where it's dangerous, and get to sea where they won't notice the wave.