This is the moment mass panic struck residents in Indonesia's West Palu when a 7.4 earthquake hit in September.

Footage shows people screaming, stumbling and running as a tree topples over in the chaos, the ground cracks beneath them and buildings are left decimated.

"The video was recorded when we were at the soccer field of the Balaroa Housing Complex, West Palu, Central Sulawesi province, on Friday, around 6:00 p.m. WITA (central Indonesian time)," said the filmer.

"At that time residents gathered in the field and away from buildings and houses that were destroyed after the city of Palu was struck," they added, noting that the second, stronger one caused the chaos in the video.

"The shock of the earthquake was so powerful and long that our village was destroyed," they added.

Moment of panic when an earthquake and landslide occur. PANIC.

The video was recorded when we were at the soccer field of the Balaroa Housing Complex, West Palu, Central Sulawesi province, on Friday (28/9), around 6:00 p.m. WITA (central Indonesian time)

At that time residents gathered in the field and away from buildings and houses that were destroyed after the city of Palu was struck by a 6 magnitude earthquake at 14:00 WITA.

Suddenly an earthquake that felt stronger. The earthquake caused houses to collapse and caused the fog to fly everywhere. The earth was shaking so hard, the trees collided, the ground was cracked.

People running around trying to save themselves. Children and women cry and scream hysterically.

The shock of the earthquake was so powerful and long that our village was destroyed.

According to information from BMKG, this 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at 17.02 WIB or 18.02 WITA in Donggala, Central Sulawesi with a Tsunami warning.