00 CUCiCiJN IIUOWN : TIIK BURMA l\\ KTI H >l' A K B8 ()!•' MAY 1012. 



from the swaying of trees and the motion of water in lire buckets 

 it moved from N. to S. No objects were overturned, neither was 

 any damage caused to the building. 



Maung Po Mya, Senior Sub-Assistant Surgeon, — Time 8-30 a.m. 



Duration ; t { of a minute. A very distinct shock 



Monywa. ^^ ^ fcQ ^ Neaj , ^ hospital the top of a 



pagoda, with its " hti." was broken off. 



.1//-. Francis, Storekeeper. Public Works Department. — Time 8-55 

 a.m. by telegraphic time. Direction N. to S. 

 "" >u Duration about 2 minutes. This observer has 



lived in Monywa for 20 years but has never felt such a severe and 

 continuous shock before. No damage was done to his house as 

 it is a wooden one, but the clock was stopped and crockery fell 

 down. Cracks 2 or 3 inches in width and extending over 15 feet 

 in length, were noticed subsequently in a brick building in the 

 town. A small crack about ^th inch in width and 1<> inches 

 |ong appeared in the N. wall of the Roman Catholic Chapel. Old 

 people were unable to stand without support. 



J. Mahadah MoodUer, Station Master. — A severe shock occurred 

 at 8-55 a.m. The station clock was stopped. 

 ™ Duration 1 minute 55 seconds. Direction N. — 



S., from the movement of trees and buildings. All the railway 

 buildings are constructed of wood, therefore no damage was done. 

 In a brick building a gaping crack 2 or 3 inches wide was caused. 

 The Roman Catholic Church was cracked near the entrance. The 

 station master has never felt such a severe shock in his life, and 

 the inmates of his house " lost all confidence and they were very 

 giddy." 



Mr. Gordon W. Lepper, Otologist, The Burmah Oil Co., Ltd. — Time 

 1) a.m. by uncorrected watch. Intensity IV — V 

 Rossi-Forel scale. The bungalow shook as if 

 affected by a gale. He ran out and found his servants hastily 

 getting from below the bungalow. The shocks lasted at least 30 

 seconds, and he instinctively held on to the compound fence, while 

 the ground seemed to be moving to and fro in a horizontal plane. 

 He then returned to the bungalow and placed a basin of water on 

 the table. Extremely feeble shocks (intensity 11. Rossi-Forel scale), 

 continued for 5 minutes or more after 9 a.m., and again at 

 intervals until about 10 a.m. These aftershocks were extremely 

 feeble, hardly noticeable. 



