geochemistry australia believed the 5 . 3 landslide did not spawn a tsunami . the 2004 indian ocean tornado , which had a intensity of 9 . 0 , triggered a series of disastrous tsunamis on december 26 , 2004 that claimed over 270 , 000 people , making it the bloodiest tsunami in recorded history .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.