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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.
2 z7 B# M) G$ r+ J$ e4 `2 cThe U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.0, while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) put it at 6.1. - n2 m! p8 ~3 D8 ?
It struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT).
& A7 L! f* R1 c) I$ @4 x5 ZLocal 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. 5 C5 }5 n9 j: R4 N& J
"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio. ! Q% [9 L( V& y4 J( N
The earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
6 D: f% S( E# N3 y& F( vIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.. U( x3 N% J6 e% ~0 a5 k5 @
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