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windows, etc., .and loose objects rattle and floors creak, to make 
hanging objects swing, to move the observer's seat, to throw down 
loose objects, to crack the walls of buildings, to permanently tilt 
telegraph posts, and to throw a little boy of three years of age off 
his feet. 
Report of (he Deputy Commissioner, Ahjab. — Time of earthquake, 
5 P.M., approximately, Burma Standard Time; Duration of shock, 
1st shock 6 seconds, 2nd shock 12 seconds (total duration of shocks 
and continuous light tremor^ was 2 minutes approximately). Situa- 
tion of Observer, Indoors, sitting ; Number of shocks. Two distinct 
shocks ; Sounds, none noticed. The shock was strong enough to 
be felt by everyone, to make doors, windows, etc., and loose objects 
rattle and floors creak, to make hanging objects swing, to throw 
down loose objects, and to crack the walls of buildings. 
This subsidiary area of intensity 4 is quite distinct from the 
main area situated round Srimangal, the strip of country lying between 
the two showing effect which can only be classed as belonging to 
the zone of intensity 5. 
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