A video shows the moment a tsunami hit an area in Indonesia after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit on Sept. 28.
The clip shows a large wall of water moving quickly before it slams into the shore and buildings on the shore. Screams can be heard as people look down from a tall building.
The quake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami in Palu and Donngala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The agency said the quake hit at a depth of about 6 miles and it was located 48 miles north of Palu. A number of aftershocks hit the area, with some registering 5.7 and 5.2 on the Richter scale.
“All the things in my house were swaying and the quake left a small crack on my wall,” Donggala resident Mohammad Fikri told the agency.
“The cut to telecommunications and darkness are hampering efforts to obtain information,” he said. “All national potential will be deployed, and tomorrow morning we will deploy Hercules and helicopters to provide assistance in tsunami-affected areas.”
Palu’s airport stopped operations for 24 hours due to quake damage, according to AP.
In December 2004, a gigantic magnitude 9.1 earthquake hit off Sumatra in Indonesia, triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in several countries around the Indian Ocean.