geoscience australia said the 5 . 3 quake did not produce a wave . the 2004 indian ocean earthquake , which had a magnitude of 9 . 0 , triggered a series of lethal tsunamis on december 26 , 2004 that killed over 270 , 000 everyone , making it the bloodiest tsunami in worldwide life .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.