geoscience australia said the 5 . 3 quake did not cause a tsunami . the 2004 indian ocean seismic , when had a duration of 9 . 0 , followed a chain of lethal tsunamis on december 26 , 2004 that kill over 270 , 000 adults , making it the attack tsunami in worldwide history .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.