3.8-magnitude earthquake hits SW China's Ya'an

(ECNS) -- A 3.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Baoxing County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 12:21 p.m. on Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 30.29 degrees north latitude and 102.85 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 23 km, the center said.

(By Zhang Dongfang)