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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 V* B' M+ P& h" g vThe U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.0, while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) put it at 6.1. % w! j8 o0 F3 N
It struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT). 0 X$ h% A' r, s' |0 ^. e
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.
1 R3 t% d' ?! l- N"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
% ?( b/ n$ F& N4 ]: U6 g5 fThe earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory.
2 O- d/ a2 K- ]4 KIt gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.0 ~4 w7 ?# Z; q. D* M
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