6g COGGTN BROWN : THE BURMA EARTHQUAKES OF MAY 1912. 



The Sub-divisional Officer. — Time 9 a.m. uncorrected. No 

 preliminary vibrations. Duration 1 minute, and 



Allanmyo. ' . . *_. , ? 



direction W. — K. 



Mr. R. C. Rogers. — Time 8-30 a.m. He was sitting in a one- 

 storied house and felt a continuous shock from 

 E. to W. It lasted for quite a minute and 

 felt as if a large animal was rubbing itself against the posts of 

 the house. It caused the writer and the policemen, who were with 

 him, to feel giddy. 



U. Asaya, Pongyi. — Time 8-47 a.m. No preliminary vibrations. 



Continuous shock, lasting about 1 minute. 

 Sinbaungv e. 



A belated report from a Burmese official. — Time 8-15 a.m. Duration 

 5 seconds. Direction N. — S. 



Minhla. 



M i hi Ion . 



Paletwa. 



A belated report from a Burmese official. — Time 9 a.m. Duration 

 .'$ minutes. No preliminary tremors. Apparent 

 direction N. W. K. E. 



Northern Arakan District. 



.1//-. II. //. Thorn, Deputy Coin miss/oner. — He did not feel the 

 earthquake personally, but the clerk of the police 

 station recorded a slight shock lasting 2 seconds 

 at 10 a.m. This time is said to be taken from a clock compared 

 with the one in the telegraph office. Other people said that they 

 felt the shocks at about 2-,'U) p.m., but when asked some weeks 

 afterwards could not state the exact date. With regard to these 

 time observations, the following pertinent remark of the Deputy 

 Commissioner is worth quoting : — "The latter time is merely guess- 

 work as most of the people in these parte have not even seen 

 a clock and have no idea of time." No damage was done in 

 Paletwa or district. 



Akyab District. 



Mr. J. D. deVme, Meteorological Observer. — Time 8-55 to 9 a.m. 



Duration 23 seconds. Writer was standing on 

 Akyab. . , . °, 



a staircase and telt two distinct shocks from 



N. to S. Doors and windows rattled and hanging objects swung. 

 There were no other sound phenomena. 



