geoscience uk that the 5 . 3 quake did not inspire a tsunami . the 2004 western ocean earthquake , which had a factor of 9 . 0 , triggered a series of lethal sumatra on december 26 , 2004 that lost over 270 , 000 people , considering it the fatal tsunami in australian memory .
A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water rapidly displaced on a massive scale.