Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (center) walks as he surveys the damage on tsunami-ravaged Pagai island, in Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, on Oct. 28. The tsunami that pounded remote islands in western Indonesia following an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra killed more than 100 people, and hundreds more were missing. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Villagers sit in a temporary shelter in the tsunami-hit South Pagai subdistrict on Indonesia's Mentawai islands on Oct. 28. Abror Rizki/Reuters
Tsunami survivors make their way past damaged houses after their village was hit by Monday's earthquake-triggered tsunami in Parorogat village, Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Oct. 28. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Tsunami survivors sit at a destroyed house in Parorogat, Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Oct. 28. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
This US NEIC illustration shows the locations of the recent earthquake, tsunami flooding, and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. At least 108 people were killed and hundreds are missing after the tsunami triggered by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake smashed into the remote Indonesian island chain, officials said on Oct. 26. Newscom
A frame grab shows an aerial view of the tsunami-hit Pagai district in Indonesia's Mentawai islands on Oct. 27. Reuters
This home was severely damaged on North Pagai (Pagai Utara), one of the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, after an earthquake and following tsunami hit the area the night before. Rus Akbar/AFP/Newscom
Trees were uprooted by Monday's earthquake-triggered tsunami on Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, shown here on Oct. 27. Rescuers battled rough seas to reach remote Indonesian islands pounded by the 10-foot tsunami that swept away homes and killed dozens of people. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
This aerial photo shows a village flattened by an earthquake-triggered tsunami on Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Oct. 27. Rony Zulkarnain/AP
Men load about 16 tons of aid from the Disaster Management Agency and several ministries for earthquake and tsunami victims in the Mentawai islands, at the port in Padang in West Sumatra, on Oct. 27. Rus Akbar/AFP/Newscom
A staff member of West Sumatra Rescue Center checks rescue kits in Padang, capital of West Sumatra in Indonesia on Oct. 27. Newscom
View of the remains of the tsunami-hit Muntei Baru Baru village, where hundreds of homes once stood, in the Cikakap subdistrict of Indonesia's Mentawai islands on Oct. 26. Reuters
Australians Daniel Scanlan (l.) and his injured friend Robert Marino, who survived the tsunami off the Mentawai islands, walk on the pier upon arriving at a port in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Oct. 27. The Australians said they were on the back deck of their chartered boat, anchored in a bay, when Monday's quake and tsunami struck. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Wednesday's Indonesia earthquake was similar in magnitude to the devastating 2004 quake, but there was no tsunami. The difference? Location.
A powerful earthquake and aftershock struck the Indian Ocean off of northern Indonesia Wednesday, triggering tsunami watches and evacuations throughout the Indian Ocean basin, from Australia to Kenya.
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-17
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Nelson-Mandela-His-life-and-legacy
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Turkey-s-discontent
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Duchess-Kate-s-royal-baby-bump
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-Day-06-16
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-Day-0615
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-14
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Ireland-forever-images-of-the-emerald-isle
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Weather-extremes-2013
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-13
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Children-s-labors
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Wildfires-2013