OTHER AREAS IN BURMA. 59 



Shwebo District. 



Mr. W. V. Wallace, Deputy Commissioner, Shwebo, — He felt a 

 shock while writing in the office room of his 

 house at almost exactly 9 a.m., on the morning 

 of the 23rd May. He took out his watch to sec how long the 

 shock would last, but as he did so the violence of the earthquake 

 "reatly increased, with the result that a lot of plaster fell ofT the 

 walls of a room upstairs, and the noise gave him the impression 

 that the brick nogging was falling out, so he got up to leave the 

 house. He then found that the earth was distinctly rocking from N. 

 to S., as it caused a dinner waggon to sway in that direction to 

 such an extent that some glass was flung on to the floor. 



Upstairs it was found that the plaster had fallen off the S. sides 

 of the bathroom walls only, and that a door facing E. and W. had 

 to be forced open, as the door frame had evidently been slightly 

 pushed out of the perpendicular. The only noise detected was the 

 creaking of the building itself. The duration was perhaps 40 seconds. 

 Very little damage was done in Shwebo town, a few old and 

 badly built brick buildings showed small cracks. 



Upper Chindwin District. 



The Sub-divisional Officer. — Distinctly felt a shock about a.m. 



Kind it. on May 23rd. Duration about 4 seconds. 



The Sub-dicisional Officer. — A distinct shock about 8-30 a.m. It 



began with a slight tremor lasting 30 seconds, 



followed by a very distinct shock lasting about 



10 seconds, which was succeeded by after tremors for another 20 



seconds. Direction N. — S. The children who were walking in the 



streets began to lose their balance. There was no damage to life 



or property. 



The Sub-di is onal Officer. — Distinctly felt shock at 9-30 a.m. 

 Time merely guessed. About three distinct shocks 

 were felt. No preliminary tremors and no sound 

 phenomena. Direction S.E.--N.W. Mr. E. P. Dove, Executive Engi- 

 neer, Public Works Department, did not feel the shock. 



Lower Chindwin District. 



E. A. Passanha, Telegraph Master. — A continuous distinct shock 

 started at 8-55 a.m., and lasted for 1 minute 

 55 seconds by telegraphic time. Judging 



