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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. % l. \& P D& H) }4 c) P f
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.
2 w& S: `% w3 s* KIt struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). / x0 b, L; H9 ]; L
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. , Y- F9 Q7 t3 h, b$ e
"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
+ `4 I! q4 M) H5 R1 [. X; x4 yThe earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
! J2 ]7 H9 u/ [8 Y% @) XIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.
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