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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.
" { b, A/ W( G- R4 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.
0 m& a% v. t) X: Y( P3 u" }: ^It struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). 3 r: S* \) p! K- D- N
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.
: S7 Y C0 }0 U. x( b+ s Q5 K% E"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio. % w! v/ I; h; P7 W5 _" J
The earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
1 j6 D2 ? y6 a8 t% ?% CIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.
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