Patong Beach, Thailand
Taken by a local resident who was about to film a marathon, the video captured the massive earthquake as it shook the town of Banda Aceh. Participants and spectators of the marathon could be seen holding onto the ground as they waited for the quake to subside. Cars were jolted from side to side by the 9.1-strong quake.

Residents soon rushed their way inland as they heard news about the tsunami. The cameraman also captured survivors climbing on the piles of debris gathered by the flowing river, some of whom managed to escape by reaching the river bank.