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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.
7 W% Z, n H7 V& uThe 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 G! x& X, O1 ?" s" yIt struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). 1 v0 ]' `7 H+ `2 F5 g
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.
0 d$ i# v9 I2 K4 w& j"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
/ w; h" n' K' O& v7 G+ ~The earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory. , D6 q% ~. u! H
It gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.
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