BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted waters east of China's Taiwan region at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 24.50 degrees north latitude and 123.00 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 80 km, the center said. ■