02 COGGIfl BROWN: THE BURMA EARTHQUAKES OF MAY 1012. 



Minba. 



Mr. Orey, Headmaster, Government High School.— Time between 

 8-30 and 9 A.M. He did ttOt not ice the shock 

 personally but the teachers in (he school ex- 

 perienced it. Apparent direction N. S. 



The Sub-divisional Officer. — Reported that various people in the 

 Minl)n. town felt the shock very slightly. 



Mr. Morris, The British Burma Petroleum Co. — He was seated at his 

 desk about 9 a.m.. when the chair moved gently 

 backwards and forwards and he experienced 

 a feeling of nausea. 



Mr. Francis, Head Clerk, Deputy Commissioner's Office. — Noticed 

 that one of the DuthagOD pagodas was crack- 

 ed by the shock. 



The Sub-di visional Officer.— Reported that various people in the 

 Salin. town felt the shock ;< very slightly." 



Township Officer. — Time about 9 a.m. (guessed). Two or three dis- 

 tinctly felt shocks from B.W. to N.E., which 

 disturbed hanging objects but caused no damage. 



Head Clerk, Snb-dirisional Officer's Office. — Time 9-15 a.m. by 

 watch compared with tin 4 post office clock- 

 three days previously. A distinct shock with 

 previous vibrations and aftershocks. No damage was caused. 



The Assistant Township Officer and Maung Pe, Zona Quarter. — 

 Time 9-15 a.m. by a watcli compared with 

 the post oflice clock. Distinct shock, which 

 lasted 1 minute. Direction N.W. to 8.E. Hanging objects moved 

 but no damage was done. After the shock was over a great noise, 

 something like the firing of a cannon, was heard. No aftershocks 

 were noticed. 



Maung Tha Do, Advocate, Sagu ; Ywaihit Headman, Kyauksan • 

 Mating Zan Pe, Advocate, Sagu ; Kumaruppa Chetty, Sagu ; Maung Tun 



Mya, Sagu; Maung Po Twin, Sagu. — Time at 

 Sagu, 8-47 a.m. by a clock compared with that 

 of the telegraph oflice. Two distinct shocks 

 were felt each of which lasted 5 minutes (!) with an interval of 1 

 minute between. They " appeared to go first from north-east to. south- 

 west and then from south-west to north-east." Plates on a table 

 fell away towards the S.W., and suspended lamps swung in the 



Salin. 



Salin. 



Sagu and neighbour- 

 ing villages. 





