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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. : _9 ]- P: s/ D! ?. e
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. # g2 N. A2 J+ t9 _# X0 N
It struck in the South China Sea off the west coast of Mindoro island at 2:23 p.m. local (0623 GMT).
% J. ]2 Q" ]% v3 Q( GLocal 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.
4 N4 V) ]4 w" I! N6 i( b& L"It would have to be at least 6.5 magnitude to generate a tsunami," he said over local radio.
9 @7 A5 {: O; W+ @/ Q& KThe earth's disturbance occurred about 50.1 kilometers (31.1 miles) beneath the surface, according to a U.S. Geological Survey advisory. / x" |: g' C# ^' b6 T+ S
It gave the center at a spot about 30 kilometers off Calintaan, a western Mindoro town of 24,000 people.. R0 O3 G1 t5 f2 [: M
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