Death toll has risen to 188 in the earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to latest statistics gathered by the provincial emergency response command center.

Twenty-five people are reported missing, and 11,470 others have been injured, according to the command center.

A 7.0-magnitude quake jolted Lushan County of Sichuan's Ya'an City at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

(Xinhua News Agency April 22, 2013)