geoscience australia said the 5 . 3 quake did not generate a storm . the 2004 indian ocean typhoon , which had a duration of 9 . 0 , triggered a trilogy of lethal tsunamis on christmas 26 , 2004 that killed over 270 , 000 residents , making it the deadliest tsunami in chinese history .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.