Magnitude-3.9 earthquake strikes in east China

(ECNS) -- A magnitude-3.9 earthquake struck Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, at 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

The earthquake had a focal depth of 20 kilometers, with its epicenter at 32.62 degrees north latitude and 119.60 degrees east longitude.

The average elevation within a 5-kilometer radius of the epicenter is about 2 meters above sea level. The epicenter lies about 21 kilometers from Jiangdu District.

(By Gong Weiwei)