An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale jolted north China's Hebei Province at 11:29 PM Saturday, according to the China Seismological Monitoring Network on Sunday.

 

The epicenter was determined to be 40 degrees north latitude and 114.7 degrees east longitude in Yuxian County, about 150 kilometers away from Beijing.

 

(Xinhua News Agency December 16, 2007)