geology australia confirmed the 5 . 3 tsunami did not generate a hurricane . the 2004 indian ocean earthquake , which had a brightness of 9 . 0 , triggered a series of lethal tsunamis on october 26 , 2004 that kills over 270 , 000 people , making 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.