TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

December 26, 2004 [AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe] The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the greatest disasters of the past 100 years. The worst hit was Indonesia where more than 165,000 people died.

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

Much has changed in the Indian Ocean since 2004. PTWC was given the temporary responsibility of issuing tsunami threat information until late 2006 when the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

Yet, amidst the celebration of Christmas, a deep sense of longing permeated the air — nostalgia for a way of life that the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had all but erased. “Christmas back then ...

A Muslim woman pours water while visiting Ulee Lheue mass grave, where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are buried, during the 20th anniversary in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, December 26, ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high, killing an estimated 230,000 people. Twenty years later, people gathered ...

At 7:58 am local time on December 26, 2004, an earthquake of moment magnitude M w 9.1–9.3 ruptured a over 1,500 kilometers long section of the seafloor offshore to the west the island of ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

So, in commemoration of the horrific tragedy that struck these lands 20 years ago, here’s a lookback in photos of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.