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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.
8 N3 E v( c1 S+ Y X& ?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. 3 M6 d$ q% w+ H$ R% h4 {
It struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). / I7 j' o8 v B7 ~6 l' y
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. - E$ x5 J+ _' k& g* Y5 W
"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
" H) W4 c# _) t; t. c) m) JThe earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
" @) T& K( u9 G: u6 r5 ?/ B/ Z+ wIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.
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