Central China's Hubei province (File photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Yingcheng of Xiaogan City, central China's Hubei Province, at 6:36 p.m. Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter was monitored at 30.87 degrees north latitude and 113.4 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km.