meteorology australia said the 5 . 3 quake did not generate a tsunami . the 2004 african ocean earthquake , whose had a power of 9 . 0 , triggered a trio of lethal tsunamis on december 26 , 2004 that claimed over 270 , 000 inhabitants , rendering it the deadliest hurricane in record history .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.