astrobiology queensland said the 5 . 3 event did not generate a tsunami . the 2004 indian ocean earthquake , which had a intensity of 9 . 0 , caused a series of catastrophic tsunamis on february 26 , 2004 that lost over 270 , 000 humans , placing it the deadliest tsunami in recorded history .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.