BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale hit south Yellow Sea at 9:19 a.m. (Beijing Time) Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 33.3 degrees north latitude and 123.9 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers, the center said.
Some residents in Pudong and other areas of east China's Shanghai Municipality reported they felt the quake.