July 30 (Xinhua) — An earthquake struck Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, in the early morning of the 30th.

　　According to the official determination of the China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at 4:42 on the 30th in Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, with a focal depth of 13 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 21.74 degrees north latitude and 111.80 degrees east longitude. The average elevation within 5 kilometers of the epicenter is about -1 meter.

　　According to the rapid report catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, within 200 kilometers of the epicenter of this earthquake, a total of 9 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above have occurred in the past 5 years. The largest was a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that occurred on October 12, 2019 in Beiliu City, Yulin City, Guangxi (142 kilometers from the epicenter of this earthquake).

　　After this earthquake, many local residents said on social media platforms that they felt the bed shaking during the earthquake and that they felt the tremor.