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foCClX BROWN: THE BURMA EARTHQUAKES OF MAY 1012. 



how long the shook lasted. Possibly he only felt it for 6 seconds, 

 but it may have been as long as 10 seconds at a maximum. 



Pakokku District. 



Mr. 11. II. Young, Refinery Manager, The Burmah Oil Co., Ltd. — 



The shock was felt at 8-52 a.m. He noted the 



Yenangyst. ^^ i inm0( li a tolv by his watch, but unfortunately 



he lias no standard time to go by. There was one distinct shock 



which lasted about 55 seconds, preceded by a slight wind and 



followed by complete stillness. It was distinctly felt and appeared 



to come in waves, itsapparent direction being from W. to E., judged 

 from the agitation of water in a tank set in the -round, and 

 also from the swinging of balance weights set to Hue doors. One 



slight crack, running nearly Btraighi up and down, was caused in 

 the brickwork of an oil still. Earthquake tremors are almost 

 weekly occurrences at this place. 



Toungoo District. 



Mr. Walter. C. Sherman, Government Telegraph Office, — Time 9-3 

 a.m. by the telegraph office clock, which is 

 r "'" U said to be fairly accurate, hut '-of course there 



may have been a difference of a minute or two each way. Dura- 

 tion a good 6 or 7 seconds, accompanied by a peculiar droning 

 sound. He was in the telegraph office which is a wooden build- 

 ing 1"> feet off the ground. It shook and swayed a good deal. 

 Direction N.- -S., judging from water spilt from tire buckets kept on 

 the veranda floor. It was rather distinctly felt by people in upstairs 

 buildings. Others on the roads at the time said they felt a pecu- 

 liar sensation and some experienced a feeling of nausea. Only one 

 building to his personal knowledge suffered slightly, a masonry wall 

 facing N. cracked from the ceiling downwards. No aftershocks 

 were experienced. 



Mr. W. R. Fry, Municipal Engineer. — Time 9-5 a.m., by an 



uncorrected watch. No preliminary vibrations 



Toungoo. or umlsua j S0UIU i s . Duration a little over a 



minute. Direction E. W., judged from the movement of water in 

 a small tub near his office table, part of the liquid from which was 

 spilled. He did not hear of any buildings being cracked in Toun- 



