7(j COGGIN BROWN : THE Hi K.MA EARTHQUAKES OF MAY L012. 



Mr. P. Vajravelu, Accountant, Public Works Department.— Time 



about 8-30 a.m. He was .seated in a chair 

 Sandoway. ... „. . . 



lacing >S. and felt a shunt shock lasting lor a 



few seconds, running from \V. to E. Both the chair and a table 



moved, the former in a lateral direction. lie was informed a few 



minutes later by an outsider that an earthquake had been felt m 



the town. 



Maung /'<> Thwai, Tracer, Public Works Department. — Time 



_ , between 8 and '.) o'clock in the morning of 



Sandoway. . . . . . 



May 23rd. lie was sitting on an easy chair 



and noticed that the direction of the movement was from W. -E. 



A tew seconds later he thought the direction was reversed and then 



the former motion was resumed again. 



Mr. J. A. de Rozario, Supenisor, Public Works Department. — Did 



Tr . . „ not feel the earthquake of the "23rd May. 



Kyomtan. ■ J 



Mr. N. A. Times, District Superiuteiuleut of Police.— He Celt a 



rii shock, but it was so Blight that he did not 



raungap. , " . 



take any particular notice of it. 



Mr. J. C. Broun, Telegraph Master. — He did not notice any shock 



rp on the 23rd Maw and failed to elicit anv 



laimgup. , . . * " 



definite information regarding the earthquake 



in the town. It was not felt by anyone residing on the tele- 

 graph station premises and no damage of anv kind was caused. 



Prome District. 



Post Master.— Time about a.m., two slight shocks were felt in 

 P quick succession on .May 23rd. 1013. No further 



particulars are available. 



Tharrawaddy District. 



Major F. R. IS ether sole, LA., Deputy Commissioner. — He was 



mi i , seated at 8-30 a.m. (time guessed), in the upper 



storey of a wooden building which faces N., 



when the oscillation appeared to be from side to side, i.e., K— W. 



Duration about 15 seconds. No sound phenomena were observed. 



The Sub-divisional Officer.— Zigon is 48 miles to the north of 



Tharrawaddv. Time 8-45 a.m. Duration 20 



Zigon. 



'-. 



seconds. 



