A series of powerful earthquakes killed a 10-year-old girl and seriously injured dozens in remote eastern Indonesia on Jan. 4, briefly triggering fears of another tsunami in a country still recovering from 2004's deadly waves.

One of the quakes — of magnitude 7.3 — was felt as far away as Australia and sent small tsunamis into Japan's southeastern coast.

Residents near the epicenter in Papua province rushed from their homes in search of higher ground shortly after the first 7.6-magnitude quake struck Jan. 4 at 4:43 a.m., afraid that huge waves might wash over the island.