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A strong quake struck at sea off the central Philippines on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, seismologists said. ( U3 n( u* X* S+ q9 F& W
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.0, while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) put it at 6.1.
8 Z L; T6 t2 B, x( N/ cIt struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). 9 \+ ]; w. o: t% y3 f- v; T
Local seismologist Ismael Narag said the quake generated enough potential power to unleash big waves, but added that the authorities did not think it was capable of triggering a tsunami so Phivolcs issued no warning. ! D* c8 D" H, f* V
"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
+ ?2 y, z( o! E+ cThe earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
) ^' O: ?- b% e: E' uIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.
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