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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.
! \. a8 z* r# \# o1 _6 k- E/ F" 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.
; Y( l/ Q4 b5 D/ V, Z7 l$ v; RIt struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT).
. C+ ?$ L6 n. Y) n" w/ hLocal 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. 3 j" j" |9 y. Y) q
"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio. 9 J ?& a/ \$ L: v# M. l% F
The earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory. , F- Z/ f2 R9 }3 `
It gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.- h' X* u2 {- e7 f, |
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