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This rare video shows a massive earthquake after it [hit|was hitting|had hit|has hit] the town. In the film footage people [are waiting|have waited|had waited|were waiting] for the end of this ordeal. Many of the population ran away from the coast after they [heard|have heard|were hearing|had heard] the tsunami warning. The local authorities announced the evacuation but some [had not followed|did not follow|have not followed|followed] the instruction. The earthquake epicentre [had struck|struck|have struck|was striking] offshore two minutes before a huge wave engulfed the villages on the beach. Many across the country later testified that they [had felt|felt|have felt|was feeling] the tremors some two hundred miles away from the ocean. By noon the officials [were able|had been able|have been able|had not been able] to estimate the damage yet. By that time the emergency services in the neighbouring countries already [have issued|were issuing|had issued|issued] tsunami warning but there were no more tremors. Those warnings only [had caused|caused|have caused|was causing] panic in the population. By the evening emergency services [had restored|had not restored|have restored|were restoring] communication everywhere, while power and water supply [were functioning|had functioned|was functioning|did not function] without interruption.